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Spanning four decades of recordings, sketches, melodies, experiments, and late-night ideas, YA SALAM is a free-spirited compilation from Rani Stetie shaped through memories, humor, nostalgia, and creative instinct. Blending Arabic, French, and English influences, the album moves between satire, parody, nightlife moods, emotion, and spontaneous storytelling without following a single musical formula.
Built from restored demos, collaborations, and archival recordings accumulated across the years, the project reflects Rani’s personal approach to melody, arrangement, and multilingual songwriting, particularly through Lebanese Arabic expression and vocal experimentation.
Created as both an escape and a celebration of creative freedom, YA SALAM embraces imperfection, atmosphere, and personality over convention. Beneath its playful spirit lies a deep respect for composition, sound, and musical craftsmanship. A mood. A memory. A collection of moments. RELEASE DATE 2027
Many years ago, Zena Jisr handed a notebook of children's lyrics to Rani Stetie. Inspired by the stories and characters, Rani composed music and together they recorded a collection of songs.
Life eventually took the two collaborators to different countries, but the songs remained. Today, these songs have been revisited and reunited with The Isle of Small Songs.
We invite you to share them with your children, sing along, and enjoy a little synth-pop adventure together.
The songs are available separately from this book on major streaming platforms and are not included with the purchase of this book.
Enjoy the music, and don't forget to explore the adventures of The Isle of Small Songs, recommended for ages 6 and up.
Immigrante avec ses K7 is a musical diary filled with memories of migration, friendship, nostalgia, humor, and love. Through this collection, Rani Stetie revisits songs written across different periods of his life, bringing them together into one cohesive album that bridges cultures, languages, and generations.
All songs were written, composed, produced, and originally performed by Rani Stetie. For this edition, the vocals are presented through the character Bakiza, offering a new vocal perspective while remaining faithful to the spirit of the original works.
Rooted in traditional songwriting yet open to diverse influences and multilingual expression, the album reflects the enduring power of creativity across time and borders.
Sometimes the past is preserved on a cassette tape.
Sometimes it becomes a song.
Belly Dance Suite: Raqs & Secrets is a collection of original instrumental compositions inspired by the spirit of One Thousand and One Nights: a world of mystery, elegance, seduction, and dance.
Composed, arranged, and produced by Rani Stetie, the album reflects years of musical creation shaped through a personal vision of Oriental dance and atmospheric storytelling. Rooted in traditional rhythms and Middle Eastern influences while embracing modern textures and cinematic arrangements, the project invites dancers and listeners alike into a rich and immersive musical journey. Created intentionally as an instrumental work, the album allows movement, emotion, and music to interact freely without vocal interruption. Designed both for belly dance performance and lounge listening, Raqs & Secrets balances tradition with contemporary expression and artistic freedom.
This album is dedicated to belly dancers around the world who continue to preserve, reinterpret, and elevate the art with individuality, passion, and grace. Vocal versions of several compositions are also available across major digital platforms for discovery.
Country Broad 1989-2025 is a collection of my original compositions written across the years, gathered into one record and infused with a taste of country music. It’s made for listeners who value the heart, storytelling, and emotional honesty that have always defined the genre. These songs reflect time, experience, and simple truths, told without pretense.
While the arrangements carry a modern touch, the spirit remains rooted in tradition. Technology was used as a supporting tool in the arrangement and production, always in service of the songs themselves.
released December 18, 2025
Original arrangements by R.Stetie / S.Galante
Rétrospective explores selections from Rani Stetie’s catalogue released under his alter ego Victor Annunaki. Tracks 1 to 12 were written, composed, and produced by R. Stetie, featuring collaborations with various artists and contributors throughout the project.
French lyrics for tracks 5 and 12 were written by N. Melot, while track 8 features lyrics by R. Lagrave and R. Stetie. Production collaborations include S. Galante on track 4 and W. Massih on track 6.
Mixing and mastering were completed by S. Galante. Track 12 includes sequencing by Jean-Sébastien Robitaille, guitars by F. Martel, and mix contributions by B. Kinal.
Backing vocal performances feature Samanta on tracks 1, 3, 8, 10, and 11; M. Methote, M.A. Laroque, and I. Lemay on tracks 5, 11, and 12; and Liliane on track 9.
A World Gone Mad took shape during the pandemic period, bringing together revisited material alongside newly developed songs shaped through reflection, uncertainty, and changing times. The album marked another collaborative chapter between Rani Stetie and producer S. Galante, combining melodic pop, atmospheric production, and emotional themes developed throughout the sessions. The project was released simultaneously with the French compilation album Rétrospective, offering two parallel musical perspectives from the same creative period.
Obscure Emotions by Victor Annunaki is available on all major digital platforms. A special Deluxe Edition, available exclusively through Bandcamp, features 21 tracks including master studio sessions, instrumentals, and dub versions.
Written and composed by R. Stetie, the album also includes collaborations with K. McKenna on Lunar Madness and S. Galante on A Little Bit Closer. Additional backing vocals were performed by Samy Blues, with contributions from M. Methot and I. Lemay on selected tracks.
Recorded in Montreal, Canada, Obscure Emotions was produced by R. Stetie and S. Galante
Cortex 2 continues the journey into the vault of Rani Stetie’s experimental productions, gathering a new selection of electropop themes, musical ideas, atmospheric sketches, and demo recordings. Expanding on the spirit of the original Cortex release, the album explores melodic experimentation and electronic textures through a raw and creative approach. A collection of sounds, concepts, and unfinished moments preserved as part of Rani’s evolving musical archive. Enjoy.
Into the Vault of Rani's Cortex. Tracks that have been rejected yet found the way into the digital release by Inar Music.
Cortex is the follow up instrumental production tracks to the album "Push the right button". A mix of selected electropop themes and ideas.
Enjoy..
Rani Stetie Instrumental is a collection of melodies revisited through instrumental arrangements and atmospheric production. Developed in collaboration with producer Steve Galante, the project blends Rani’s melodic style with Steve’s refined musical touch and production sensibility, creating a more cinematic and immersive listening experience. The album is available on all major digital platforms.
Les Folies de Victor (Victor’s Diary) is a personal and emotional collection inspired by stories, travels, memories, encounters, and moments that shaped parts of Victor’s artistic universe. Serving as a spiritual follow-up to Something to Remember, the album moves through reflections of friendship, affection, adventure, and human connection, blending music with diary-like impressions and atmospheres.
Dedicated to those who touched his soul and left lasting memories, the project remains intentionally intimate and symbolic. Some may recognize themselves within these pages of sound, though names remain untold.
Dedicated to all those who treated me with kindness and love. Les Folies de Victor (Victor’s Diary) was released with two distinct cover editions: one used for digital platforms (left) and another created specifically for the CD printed edition (right). Both versions reflect different visual interpretations of the album’s intimate and diary-inspired atmosphere.
Something to Remember by Rani Stetie is an instrumental journey through melodies and atmospheres inspired by many of Rani’s musical works. Blending themes, textures, and emotional arrangements, the album explores sound and melody through a more cinematic and reflective approach. This compilation is no longer in circulation, although several of its tracks and compositions have since reappeared across other Rani Stetie releases and collections.
Push the Right Button is a collection of experimental sounds, production pieces, and musical explorations drawn from various periods of Rani Stetie’s creative work. The album includes unreleased material, advertising concepts, sound identification themes, and transitional compositions developed for media and broadcast use. One of the featured themes was later used by the LBC News Network and remains exclusive to this release. Designed as a continuous atmosphere-driven project, the album has also been used for fashion shows, presentations, and intermission environments.
From the Beginning (left) and Shafetni Min Al Awal (right) were released in two printed editions: an original bronze CD edition by Vega, followed by a second edition released by BIRD Sarl under a limited licensing agreement. The albums featured versions of Ktir Mhellawayi, Shafetni, and other productions by Rani. Although these releases are no longer in circulation, several tracks later appeared on other Rani albums and compilations that remain available for exploration. These editions are presented here for archival purposes. Produced by Rani Stetie.
The foundations of Sleepless began taking shape in the mid-1990s, following the completion of Rani Stetie’s first demo project, Phase One. As ideas evolved and songs were revisited, the album slowly transformed into a more personal and experimental work. Encouraged to explore beyond pure electronic and dance-oriented production, Rani began incorporating guitar textures, darker atmospheres, cinematic moods, and layered arrangements into his music, while preserving his melodic roots. Approaching music first as an author, composer, and producer, Rani uses vocals as part of the emotional landscape of each piece, sometimes intimate, sometimes theatrical, always guided by atmosphere and storytelling. Developed through years of experimentation and independent production, Sleepless blends elements of pop, rock, electronic, ambient, and cinematic influences into a sound driven more by instinct and emotion than by genre conventions.
The album also reflects important collaborations from that creative period, including contributions and musical exchanges with Jean-Sébastien Robitaille and K. McKenna, both of whom helped shape parts of its sonic identity.
Rather than following a single direction, Sleepless moves through different emotional spaces, balancing energy, reflection, tension, and melody throughout its production and arrangements.
This edition of Sleepless represents another chapter in Rani Stetie’s evolving musical universe: a collection of sounds, moods, experiments, and creative freedom shaped through years of artistic exploration.
Although Rani had been composing music since 1987, 1990 marked the true beginning of Phase One. It was during this period that ideas began taking shape in the studio, laying the foundation for an important chapter in his musical journey. Phase One captures a time of experimentation, discovery, and long nights dedicated to learning arrangements, refining vocal work, and developing a personal sound. The album reflects the growth of an artist shaping his creative identity through constant exploration and studio work. This edition of Phase One has been retracked, mixed, and remastered by Rani, while preserving elements of the original recordings and sequencing that defined the spirit of the project. The original recordings were programmed alongside Keith McKenna, with whom Rani shared a passion for blending electronic production with classical influences. Together, they explored ambitious musical ideas that gave the album its distinctive character. During the production of Phase One, Rani worked between Keith’s Studio 8 Tracks and Studio Victor, balancing multiple recording sessions and creative projects. It was also during this period that he met Jean Sébastien Robitaille and Fernand Martel, while simultaneously developing the album Sleepless.
The original Phase One demos were first released in 1993, accompanied by the music video So Blue, offering one of the earliest public introductions to Rani’s artistic universe.