Rachid Taha – Rock el Casbah
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Ala Jalkroum
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Barra Barra
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Medina
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Nokta
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Foqt Foqt
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Hey Enta
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Enti Rahti
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Qalantiqa
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Voila Voila
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Ach Adani
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Aiya Aiya
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Bani Al Insane
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Bent Sahra
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El Hamame
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Enti Rahti
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Habina
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Ida
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Malheureux Toujours
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Menfi
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Ya Rayah
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Abdelqader
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Rachid Taha (born 1958 in
Oran, Algeria) is an
Algerian and French
musician. His music is influenced by many different styles such as
raï,
techno,
rock and
punk. Based in
Paris, France where he began his solo career after his beginnings as the leader of the French rock band "Carte de Séjour", he is the only rocker singing in Arabic. Politically-engaged, he has always stood up to defend democracy, tolerance and altruism against racism, communitarism and discrimination.
Produced by
Steve Hillage, he was given full recognition by his peers thanks to his album
Tékitoi in 2004, and in 2005 he has performed with
Robert Plant,
Patti Smith,
Brian Eno.
Taha moved from Algeria to
Alsace, France, where his father had already emigrated, in 1968. In 1981, while living in
Lyon, France, Taha met Mohammed and Moktar Amini. The two of them, Rachid, Djamel Dif and Eric Vaquer would later form the band Carte de séjour ("residence permit") and record their first maxi single
Carte de Séjour in 1983. Their first LP
Rhoromanie, came out in 1984. Their second and last LP entitled Deux et Demi was released in 1986 and included their famous and ironic cover of
Douce France, originally sung by
Charles Trenet. The band dissolved in 1989.