ALGERIA • ARAB-ANDALUSIAN MUSIC OF ALGIERS - THE NÛBA HSÎN

Beihdja Rahal is one of the most beautiful voices of the arab-andalusian music of Algiers. According to the tradition, she sings in solo with a chamber ensemble which magnifies the sensuality of her medium range, her angelic high notes and the flexibility of her ornaments. The fifty odd melodies of the Nûba Hsîn make it by far the richest and the most largely sung. Beihdja Rahal offers a version based on the theme of the lovers' reunion.