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Made in Medina is the album to take the maverick Rachid beyond the circle of purists and into the mainstream light. Songs in album Rachid Taha - Made In Medina 2000. Original Diwȃn album with booklet pages that contains valuable information about the songs heard in English and In Medina.

France, and Morocco, utilizing musicians from equally far flung locales, and overseen by long-time producer Steve Hillage, the album is brimming with the exot. Recorded on three continents and four countries U. Made in Medina is the latest in his string of crossover creations. Born in Algeria, but residing in France since age ten, Taha fronted a highly political punk band in his teens, then made his mark as an equally radical DJ before launching a solo career. Rachid Taha is not the first artist to blend Arab and Western musical styles, but he is certainly one of the most innovative. Taha returns to these songs in later albums. The album contains Tahas song Voilà Voilà, which was released as a dance-oriented single that was a hit with English DJs and his version of Ya Rayah, the classic chaâbi song composed by Dahmane El Harrachi real name Abderrahmane Amrani. It was produced by Steve Hillage and Justin Robertson and was first released in 1993. Rachid Taha is the second solo album by Rachid Taha after he left the group Carte de Séjour. Rachid Taha (vocals) Steve Hillag (guitar, programming) Jeff Raines (guitar) Mahmoud Serour, Bob Loveday (violin) Geoff Richardson (viola) Helen Liebmann (cello) Jean-Max Mery, Rich Vogel (keyboards) Robert Mercurio (bass) Stanton Moore, Abdel Abrit (drums) B'net Marrakesh, Hakim Hamadouche (percussion, background vocals) Hossam Ramzy, Hassan Lachal, Magid Serour (percussion).Made In Medina ‎ (CD, Single, Promo, Car) Made in Medina is a massive, but still natural, step forward that establishes Taha as the most visionary Algerian singer today. "Ala Jalkoum" offers a duet with Afrobeat superstar Femi Kuti while "Verite" and "Ho Cherie Cherie" could have come from a Peter Gabriel album. Rachid's new direction has all the power of rock, as on "Foqt Foqt," which maintains an insistent riff while retaining the delicacy and polyrhythms characterizing North African music. Here he again teams with producer Steve Hillage (Gong, System 7), whose guitar work and arrangements provide the muscular frameworks for Taha's songs and emotive voice. With lyrical themes that run the gambit from alienation to the spiritual, Taha's appeal across genres is evident.Īnd while it may sound like a shopping list for an international emporium, in fact, Medina has an extremely coherent sound, built on prominent, danceable rhythms, strong melodies, and powerful vocals, all shot through with a Middle Eastern flavor.Īfter reinterpreting Arab classics on Diwan, Rachid Taha returns with a stunning collection of original compositions that owes as much to rock as to his Algerian rai roots, connecting the dots between Europe and the Maghreb. Spanish-flavored numbers are perfect for the salsa crowd, Afro-pop with a syncopated beat are sure to capture reggae fans, and there's even a space rock number for the ambient/prog rockers.

There's crunching punk numbers, as hardcore as any anarcho-punk band's, but sliced with techno beats, sure to appeal to Prodigy fans. Inevitably, it will be branded world music, a label guaranteed to scare off much of Taha's prospective audience. Like a sumptuous banquet, Medina is a rich mix of dishes, one that will tempt even the most jaded palette. With lyrics in English, French, and, at one point, Berber, the sleeve notes provide English translations and explain the songs' core message and musical roots. Recorded on three continents and four countries (U.S., U.K., France, and Morocco), utilizing musicians from equally far flung locales, and overseen by long-time producer Steve Hillage, the album is brimming with the exotic and the familiar. Rachid Taha is not the first artist to blend Arab and Western musical styles, but he is certainly one of the most innovative.īorn in Algeria, but residing in France since age ten, Taha fronted a highly political punk band in his teens, then made his mark as an equally radical DJ before launching a solo career. Use a VPN to make yourself hidden while downloading torrents.īy using a VPN, your ISP and Government Agencies will not be able to spy on you, neither would they be able to track your online activity! Downloading torrents is getting riskier every day.