"Rachid Baba Ahmed (Arabic: \u0631\u0634\u064A\u062F \u0628\u0627\u0628\u0627 \u0623\u062D\u0645\u062F\u200E; 20 August 1946 \u2013 15 February 1995) was an Algerian musical producer involved in the regional genre known as ra\u00EF. He was credited with the international popularization of the genre in 1976, through the new pop ra\u00EF, with a delicate and sophisticated blend of electronic instrumentation. He was also credited with the development of pop ra\u00EF during the 1970s and 1980s,1 the performers of which are called cheb or chaba."@en . "1995-02-15Z"^^ . "1946-08-20Z"^^ . "1995Z"^^ . "Ahmed, Rachid Baba"@en . "Ra\u00EF musician" . "1946Z"^^ .