Guitar and Other Machines || Arabic Music is Not A Monolith:Rai, Golden Age Arabic Pop, and the New Afro-Arab Sound || 2/23/2026

This week on DJ Steena brings together classic and contemporary Rai alongside Kabyle Berber music from the Algerian mountains, Arabic Pop from the 20th Century, and new work from the Al-Qasar collective project. Steena is deep in this study thanks to WeWantSounds records and their recent releases and reissues. All tracks for this show are from the WeWantSounds catalog.

Al-Qasar, Sibel / Kisisel Isa (Personal Jesus) / Uncovered / Wewantsounds 

Freh Khodja / Ken Andi Habib / Ken Andi Habib / Wewantsounds Reissue

Freh Khodja / Habitek / Ken Andi Habib / Wewantsounds Reissue

Al-Qasar, Alsarah / Desse Barama / Uncovered

Les Abranis / Akoudar / Album No 1 / Wewantsounds Reissue

Ziad Rahbani / Al Jeel (The Generation) / Amrak Seedna & Abtal Wa Harameyah

Warda / We Malo Pt 5 / We Malo / Wewantsounds Reissue

Cheb Zahouani / Zinek Bekani / Sweet Rebels

Farid el Atrache / Aalachane Maliche Gheirak / Nagham Fi Hayati

Chaba Zohra / Ki Bghitouni Nabra / Sweet Rebels / Wewantsounds Reissue