[1][4] At one point he was invited to Los Angeles to record with musician Don Was, who had been a producer associated with the Rolling Stones. Mick Jones", "ARTS, BRIEFLY; Summerstage Fills Its Lineup", "Jean Leclerc, Malajube, Rachid Taha. V pozdějÅ¡ích letech vydal několik dalÅ¡ích alb a na některých z nich spolupracoval s … -- "Who Are You?" It is an interesting, though embryonic, first solo effort and it produced the first of his hits, the anthemic anti-racism gem Voila Voila. Read Full Biography. [35] Taha also recorded "Now or Never" (words and music by Aaron Schroeder / Wally Gold and previously recorded by Elvis Presley), which features Jeanne Added singing in English.[36]. Joe Strummer had nothing to do with that terrible punk cynicism. Rachid Taha Biography by Jon O'Brien + Follow Artist. [6] A New York Times music reporter wrote of Taha's cover version of the Clash's hit song probably influenced by his earlier work: Is "Rock El Casbah", with its images of sheiks gusting through the desert in Cadillacs and cracking down on 'degenerate' disco dancers, an indictment of the oil-choked, religiously fanatical Arab world, or a wry comment on the West's cartoonish vision of the region? While these are the symptoms of Arnold Chiari disease. His career was based in Paris.He was described as "sonically adventurous". In 2010, Taha played in Toronto, Canada to large audiences. This is Barra Barra, which means Outside, outside. He was there at the first, now legendary, Africa Express show, an unannounced five-hour spectacular at the Park Stage at the 2007 Glastonbury festival. Some fans tried to get an Algerian flag waving and abandoned it to dance. [7] He began listening to Algerian music in the 1960s,[4] including street-style music called chaabi. ه‎) (18 September 1958 – 12 September 2018) was an Algerian singer-songwriter and activist. [2] Taha performed the song along with The Clash musician Mick Jones. Rachid Taha is an Algerian musician whose work was made famous to US audiences after an introduction by Hans Zimmer. One critic described his arrangements as "no less bombastic" since they mixed North African rhythms and "string orchestra flourishes" with "pummeling big-beat techno, distorted electric guitars, snatches of Bo Diddley, Led Zeppelin and other macho sounds. [4] The "acerbic" song created a "splash", nevertheless, and won Taha some recognition as a serious artist. Catherine St. was a sea of clapping hands. "[8] He wanted to record in New Orleans "because I see parallels between African and American music, and between the music of the African slaves who came to New Orleans, and that of the Gnawas, the black desert tribes who became slaves of the Arabs in North Africa. Listen to Rachid Taha's music in free streaming. They were both French colonies at one time, and there's even an area there called Algiers." Rachid Taha by Rose Gold Records from desktop or your mobile device. Alifie from mars recommended for you. [25], In 2008, Taha was growing increasingly prominent, with greater audiences in places such as Canada, although there were reports that his music had "trouble getting airplay" in France. This page was last edited on 16 December 2020, at 18:53. Rachid Taha. I'm wavering. SoundCloud "Huriti" by Nader DeAik feat. Toutes les vidéos de TARATATA N°450 - SPECIAL DUOS. Rachid Taha Best Albums of 2013: Part 4. He appeared alongside Damon Albarn at many Africa Express events, and Albarn described him as “a beautiful person, very naughty, impish and with bright eyes and generous with his time. Taha was born on Algeria's north-west coast in 1958 and moved with his family to Lyon aged 10. They were both French colonies at one time, and there's even an area there called Algiers," and he noted that Louisiana Zydeco drum patterns were similar to raï music. Rachid Taha is Algeria's answer to Johnny Cash. ه ‎ RashÄ«d Ṭaha; 18 September 1958 – 12 September 2018) was an Algerian singer and activist based in France described as "sonically adventurous". [29] Denselow wrote: "The result is an unlikely set in which Taha appears to be deliberately courting a new, wider market by playing down that wild rebel image. In 1989, Taha moved to Paris to launch his solo career. [30] Taha performed with Algerian artist Mehdi Haddab who plays the oud. "[6] He was a critic of the Bush administration although he made comments favoring a bombing raid on Iran, and said that "Iran shouldn't be allowed to have nukes. Then Taha fell on his ass. You could be a rebel and be in the biggest rock'n' roll band in the world! [6] His music was influenced by many different styles including rock, electronic, punk and raï. It's a kind of conformism. Rachid Taha, who has died of a heart attack aged 59, shook up the global music scene with his inventive and fiery fusion of Algerian styles and rock, techno and punk. When Rachid was 10 his father moved to France looking for work and, according to Rachid, “ended up in a textile factory, like a modern slave”. It was, said Rachid, the first north African concert to be given serious coverage in the French media. – Robin Denselow, The Guardian, 2007[12], The thrumming beat in this 21st century Räi piece is ancient and high-tech, showing how gripping a single drum can be, even when we cannot tell whether it is living or looped. Hänen musiikissaan oli vaikutteita raïsta, teknosta, rockista ja punkista Elämä. He went on to play at many other Africa Express events and Albarn said that Taha “was at the heart of what we did”. [33][34] The album included a new recording of "Voilà, Voilà". Algerian-born singer Rachid Taha has died of a heart attack at home in Paris aged 59, his family said. 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[4], In 1993, Taha again worked with Hillage who helped produce his second solo album, the self-titled Rachid Taha and helped him achieve "the kind of clubland-raï synthesis". Born in Sig, Algeria—the birthplace of Rai, Rachid Taha was in a way destined to make his mark in the genre. [4] They recorded their first maxi album Carte De Séjour in 1983. In some ways, they introduced us to the world. ه‎ RashÄ«d Ṭaha; 18 September 1958 – 12 September 2018) was an Algerian singer and activist[1][6] based in France[2] described as "sonically adventurous". Taha believed his early recordings helped to inspire The Clash to create the song "Rock the Casbah". [22], Taha played in Morocco in 2006. "[29] Denselow felt the music was more "commercial" and "not his most exciting. “This isn’t rai,” he told me. It's somewhat ironic that the title of Rachid Taha's fourth solo studio album is a question. "[6], Taha suffered from Chiari malformation diagnosed in 1987. Rachid Taha performing at the Rio Loco festival in Toulouse, France, 2009. [8] He covered The Clash song "Rock the Casbah" which he retitled with the Arabic name of "Rock El Casbah". 17, 2010 Best New Music. Rachid Taha is a French/Algerian worldbeat artist and former DJ who has become a superstar in Arab nations and beyond with his take on the popular rai music styles. [46], Use of Taha's songs in movies and computer games, "Africa's shining music stars: Rashed TAHA", "Running with the Rebels: Politics, Identity, and Sexual Narrative in Algerian Rai", "Nuclear fusion: Rashed Taha mixes rock and techno with Algerian street music – and the results are so good, he's already been banned from French radio", "MUSIC; Shock the Casbah, Rock the French (And Vice Versa)", "Arab rocker Rachid Taha's music fueled by politics, punk attitude and – what else? In 1997, his song "Ya Rayah" became a hit. [4] There was little money; the band performed in suburbs of Lyon. “Black and white – the same,” he announced. By 1990, the artist released a version of Dahmene El Harrachi’s song Ya Rayah that wound up putting him at the top of the music charts—forever solidifying his position in the music scene. John Lewis explores the band's enduring influence in France", "Ready or Not, France Opens Museum on Immigration", "Rachid Taha – "Rock El Casbah" feat. In 2003, Taha performed it as a duo with Enrico Macias at the Olympia in Paris. Taha released the song as a single in August 1997 and reached number eleven on the French singles chart. Rachid Taha (18. syyskuuta 1958 Oran, Ranskan Algeria – 12. syyskuuta 2018 Pariisi) oli algerialais-ranskalainen muusikko. I just loved him and always enjoyed performing with him.”. "They looked interested," remembers Taha, "but when they didn't get in touch, I thought nothing of it. [8], He moved with his parents to France when he was ten years old, settling in an immigrant community around the French city of Lyon[1] in 1968. The incident has since gone down in French rock legend. Algerian-born singer and songwriter who combines punk rock vitality with traditional rai and chaabi influences. In 1985-1987 "Eli Al Kor” an oriental tale and first animated project made for film production-OZO-films. – report in The Guardian, 2007[14]. In February 1998, the song was certified silver in France. His latest ventures have involved a multicultural approach to dance music that liberally dips from traditional and progressive. Přijedou punkoví The Damned, alžírský ethno rocker Rachid Taha a potomek reggae legendy Boba Marleyho Julian. The event led to a live double album, again produced by Hillage. In 2016 Taha received a Victoire de la Musique lifetime achievement award – the French equivalent of a Grammy or Brit award. The song Barra Barra from his album Made in Medina was featured in the 2001 film Black Hawk Down as well as in the Games Convention 2008 trailer of the game Far Cry 2. 1968-tól Franciaországban élt. He is survived by Véronique Pré, his longtime partner, and by their son, Lyes. In September 1998 he appeared alongside the rai stars Khaled and Faudel for the rai spectacular 1, 2, 3 Soleils, in which they were backed by a full orchestra flown in from Egypt before a capacity audience at the Bercy Stadium in Paris. When he started talking about politics his approach was equally inclusive. His music is influenced by many different styles such as rock, electronic, punk and raï. He was delighted to find that some of the local Louisiana Zydeco drum patterns are remarkably similar to raï. [4] Made in Medina combined Algerian roots, techno, pop music, and early rock and punk influences with "remarkable consistency" with previous works, according to Hillage. "[6], Taha was not fond of contemporary French cinema and said "I'd much rather watch some dumb Hollywood movie than another haute bourgeois auteurist piece of crap. • Rachid Taha, singer and songwriter, born 18 September 1958; died 12 September 2018, Singer and songwriter who pioneered a fiery fusion of north African musical styles with rock, techno and punk. Born in Sig, near Oran, on Algeria’s north-west coast, the son of Aicha Djahel and Ali Taha, he grew up listening to Algerian music. [24] He was described as a ""wild Algerian punk fan" performing among a lineup which read like a "Who's Who of West African music", and was part of "Africa Express", a response to the lack of African musicians at Bob Geldof's Live 8 musical extravaganza. Produced by Justin Adams, it included guitar work from Mick Jones of the Clash and a North African treatment of Elvis Presley’s Now or Never. [2][17] The band's second and last LP entitled Ramsa (Five) was released in 1986. He did better when he teamed up once again with the British producer Steve Hillage, who had produced an album for Carte de Séjour, Rhorhomanie (1984), after deciding: “I want to be involved in this. "[6], Taha's blend of anger and angst has been distilled into a set of songs that match crunching guitar chords, simple riffs and angry lyrics (in French and Arabic) with subtle, wailing flourishes of North African embellishment. His new recording, sung in both French and Arabic, is a … – Montreal Gazette, 2007[8], In 2008 he performed with the band Dengue Fever. "I'm tired of people thinking I'm a drunk on stage. Rachid Taha Biography by Jon O'Brien + Follow Artist. 2019 Zoom. The duo's first collaboration was Rachid Taha (1993). Photograph: Stephen Budd. Taha … Some fans tried to get an algerian flag waving and abandoned it to dance. Taha was born in Sig (Mascara … [32] Jones toured with Taha as part of the Zoom project. And New Orleans is like Algiers. 2013 Bonjour. Rachid Taha, left, on stage in Marseille, France, with Fatoumata Diawara and Africa Express in 2013. They changed none of the lyrics but it was performed with a bitter irony that infuriated many listeners, and was banned from radio. He was at his peak at the Royal Festival Hall in 2002, where he came on dressed in black, a thin, scruffy figure with tousled hair who sang hunched over the microphone and then fell to his knees. By night he was a club DJ for the local north African community, playing Arabic music along with funk, rap and salsa, and started writing poetry and political songs, also influenced, he said, by the Clash and Linton Kwesi Johnson. He had finished recording a new album earlier this year, as yet untitled but due for release in 2019. An engagingly bohemian-looking figure, influenced by the Clash as well as by chaabi and rai music, he became a bestselling artist across the Arab-speaking world and will be remembered for Rock el Casbah, his 2004 treatment of the Clash song Rock the Casbah and for his international dance hit Ya Rayah, as well as for his energy, angry political stance and wit. It was a wet, muddy evening but Taha was in fiery form, joining a cast that included Baaba Maal, K’naan and of course Albarn. [6] Taha had to cope with anti-Arab sentiment and confusion; for example, The New York Times stated in a front-page story that Taha was Egyptian rather than Algerian, but later posted a correction. [2] In 1986, his "sneering punk-rock cover of 'Douce France'" was seen as an "unmistakable protest against the nation's treatment of its immigrant underclass", and caused consternation in French political circles. Born 18 September 1958; died 12 September 2018, aged 59. January 11, 2014 August 30, 2014 / dongarito / Leave a comment. [7] This town was the "birthplace of raï" music, and 1958 was a key year in the Algerian struggle for independence against French authority. Taha was inspired by the group The Clash: The Clash were militant and hedonistic in equal measure ... And that was exciting to me. Rachid Taha & Catherine Ringer – « Ya Rayah » Victoires … All songs and albums of Rachid Taha. In 2013 Taha released the Zoom album, which was produced by guitarist Justin Adams and featured guests Mick Jones and Brian Eno;. ... Rachid Taha. After the death of Rachid Taha, the song re-entered the French Singles Chart reaching … ", "Living with Music: A Playlist by David Rothenberg", "Trans Musicales de Rennes 2012 : 12 concerts à ne pas louper", "Rachid Taha/Souad Massi – review (Barbican, London)", "Rachid Taha – Now or Never feat. He performed songs from Diwan, “to pay homage to my culture”, and then discussed David Bowie and T Rex. This song appeared in the 2007 film about Clash frontman Joe Strummer entitled The Future Is Unwritten. "[29] It included a "rousing tribute" on his cover song Rock El Casbah to the late Clash guitarist Joe Strummer. [39][40], His song Ya Rayah from His album Carte Blanche (Rachid Taha album) was used in the movie Something New (film) (2006) [2], Some critics attribute Taha's unique sound to his use of the mandolute, a mixture of the traditional oud with European fretted instruments. [4] There were elements of political protest in his music leading a BBC critic to describe him as a "shit-disturbing artist who risks challenging his own culture as undemocratic. On stage he had the charisma of a classic rock’n’roll rebel, a blend of Gene Vincent and Joe Strummer. Taha was best experienced live. In 2009, Taha released Bonjour which The Guardian music critic Robin Denselow described as "calmed down" under a new producer, Gaëtan Roussel. [4] A report in The Guardian suggested that Taha had achieved a cult status in pop music. Music scored by Rachid Taha and Nabil drums percussions luth, bender. Sound track sounds effects recorded at studio La Fabrique,(St Laurent-Le-Minier)/ Canal+/Revcom/France2/1987. Taha gave them a copy of a demo tape by his band, Carte de Séjour (Residence Permit), an outfit from Lyon who combined Algerian raï with funk and punk rock. Taha became a star, pioneering a new north African rock fusion style while also reviving and reworking classic Algerian songs. [23] In 2007, Taha performed in Canada and a reporter from the Montreal Gazette described his performance while wearing a "pewter pimp suit" which was "stunning":[8], Rachid Taha did not disappoint. A posthumous album, Je suis Africain, previously finished before his death, was released on September 20, 2019. [4], Taha's breakthrough album as a solo artist was his bestseller[4] Diwân, featuring remakes of songs from Algerian and Arab traditions. I'm stumbling because I'm losing my balance. [31] Taha's song "Habina" was featured in the 2010 film, It's Kind of a Funny Story. ... Know their music? For several years he had suffered from a rare form of muscular dystrophy but he continued to work. [4] In recent years, Taha toured nations including the United States[1] and Dubai.