Ya-Rayi (, meaning My opinion) is his fifth studio album by Khaled, it was first released in Europe in August 2004 by AZ Records, a label of Universal Music France, and later licensed in UK, and then reissued in United States on June 27, 2005. The European release was dubbed a "back to the roots" album, while the United States release was dubbed a "peace through music" album.

The album includes remakes of El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka's "El-H'mam" and Rabah Driassa and Blaoui Houari's "H'mama" and features noted Algerian pianist Maurice El Mediouni on tracks "Mani Hani" and "H'mama" with Don Was producing the title track. In the US edition of the album, it features noted Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana and American singer Elan Atias on the track "Love To The People" and this track has two versions, which is English and Arabic.

Critical reception

Track listing

References

  • Ya-Rayi's lyrics and English lyrics translation