Taha, Rachid / Tekitoi
Album: Tekitoi   Collection:World
Artist:Taha, Rachid   Added:Jul 2005
Label:Wrasse Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2005-07-31 Pull Date: 2005-10-02 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Oct 2 Sep 25 Sep 18 Sep 11 Sep 4 Aug 28 Aug 21 Aug 14
Airplays: 4 5 1 2 4 5 4 5

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 15, 2021: At the Cafe Bohemian (rebroadcast from Apr 5, 2017)
Tekitoi?
4. Apr 19, 2018: At the Cafe Bohemian
Tekitoi?
2. Sep 13, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Tekitoi?
5. Nov 29, 2017: At the Cafe Bohemian
Rock El Casbah
3. May 24, 2018: At the Cafe Bohemian
Rock El Casbah
6. Jul 12, 2017: At the Cafe Bohemian
Tekitoi?

Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2005-07-26
Taha (from Algeria) is the ultimate “slash” artist. Punk /rock/ rai/ electronica/classical. Tekitoi (“who are you?”) blends it all with a solid techno rhythm and energy for days. It’s sexy, serious, angry, playful, humorous, and so damn good. Really great stuff.

**1. Wicked groove “dialogue” between a French & an Algerian.
**2. That fantastic, ironic, iconic cover of Rock the Casbah in Arabic.
3. Female chorus, strings, perc. Mid/uptempo, driving. Cool.
*4. Funky, catchy w/strong vocals & a great groove.
5. Opens slow, strongly Arabic – then he unleashes his punk roots.
*6. Great strings (Egyptian String Ensemble), beats, vox. Mid/up.
7. Arabic/Russian/Georgian lyrics. Duet/strings. Relaxed, hypnotic
*8. Dance groove w/powerful vocals, strings, a great sound.
*9. Dark, at times angry blend of vox/string/prog. Mid/up very cool.
10. Growly vox, strong melody. Midtempo w/a touch of Africa.
11. Solid w/chorus/vox/guitar/perc. Midtempo.
12. Mostly midtempo Arabic rock w/great guitars/vox.
*13.Midtempo, fairly traditional Rai sound w/great band.
14. Trippy electronica, then…Spanish?! Then serious dance beats.

Track Listing
1. Tekitoi?   8. Nah'seb
2. Rock El Casbah   9. Dima
3. Lli Fat Mat!   10. Mamachi
4. H'asbu-Hum   11. Shuf
5. Safi   12. Stenna
6. Meftuh'   13. Ya Rayah
7. Winta   14. Voila Voila (Spanish)