Rachid Taha
Franco-Algerian singer
Rachid Taha (Arabic: رشيد طه) (18 September 1958 – 12 September 2018) was an Algerian singer-songwriter and activist.[1][6] His career was based in Paris. He was described as "sonically adventurous". His music was inspired by many different styles such as rock, electronic, punk and raï.[2] raï,[7]
Rachid Taha رشيد طه | |
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 Taha in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 18 September 1958 Sig or Oran, French Algeria |
| Died | 12 September 2018 (aged 59) Les Lilas, Île-de-France, France |
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| Years active | 1980–2018 |
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| Website | rachidtahaofficial |
Taha was born in Sig (Mascara Province), Algeria.[8] He was known for his songs "Voilà, Voilà", "Ya Rayah", and "It's Now or Never". Taha was also a known political activist and critic of the George W. Bush and Donald Trump administrations for their nuclear weapons stance.[5]
Taha suffered a heart attack in his sleep on 12 September 2018 in Paris, aged 59.[9]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Africa's shining music stars: Rashed TAHA". BBC. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
Born in 1958 in Algeria, Rashed Taha, grew up in France in the poverty-stricken, working-class immigrant community around Lyon...
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jon Pareles (7 July 2008). "Algerian Singer Mixes Rock and Rai". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ↑ Al-Taee, Nasser (Spring 2003). "Running with the Rebels: Politics, Identity, and Sexual Narrative in Algerian Rai" (PDF). Echo. 5 (1). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ↑ Robin Denselow (28 May 2001). "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". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jody rosen (13 March 2005). "MUSIC; Shock the Casbah, Rock the French (And Vice Versa)". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ↑ Jody rosen (13 March 2005). "MUSIC; Shock the Casbah, Rock the French (And Vice Versa)". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ↑ Al-Taee, Nasser (Spring 2003). "Running with the Rebels: Politics, Identity, and Sexual Narrative in Algerian Rai" (PDF). Echo. 5 (1).
- ↑ Philip brasor (12 September 2001). "HIGH NOTES: Rachid Taha". Japan Times. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ↑ Le Monde: Mort du chanteur Rachid Taha, légende du métissage musical (in French)
Other websites
change- Rachid Taha Official Site
- Rachid Taha Bio, Pictures and Photos
- Read an album review of Diwân 2 at Allaboutjazz.com
- Rachid Taha "Rock El Casbah" on Youtube
- Rachid Taha song appears on Saturday Night Live, ArabMp3.Site[permanent dead link]
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