| Taha, Rachid / Bonjour |
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| Album: | Bonjour | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Taha, Rachid | Added: | Jun 2010 | |
| Label: | Knitting Factory, the | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2010-06-13 | Pull Date: | 2010-08-15 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Aug 15 | Aug 8 | Aug 1 | Jul 25 | Jul 18 | Jul 11 | Jul 4 | Jun 27 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 27, 2011: | Hi, Keefak, Ça Va? Je T'aime Mon Amour | 4. | Aug 10, 2010: | At the Cafe Bohemian Mokhtar | |
| 2. | Jan 01, 2011: | New World Disorder Mine Jai | 5. | Aug 10, 2010: | Mediterraneans Mine Jai | |
| 3. | Aug 14, 2010: | New World Disorder Mine Jai | 6. | Aug 07, 2010: | New World Disorder Je T'aime Mon Amour |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2010-06-10 | ||
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Rachid Taha – Bonjour Reviewed by Sadie O., 6/10/10 Lovely folky multicultural stuff from the Raï-punk master. Mostly very pretty and tender, which is not what I expect from Rachid Taha – he’s switched gears a bit and really done a record of love, I think both on a personal and global kind of level. No “Rock El Casbah” here, but some really gorgeous stuff anyway. Track 5 is awesome, track 8 is really cool, all are worth playing… 1. 4:01 ***slow fade in to acoustic guitar, slow, low and mellow. Love song in French/Arabic, startlingly pretty for Taha. A bit psychedelic, interesting production. Ends a bit early. 2. 3:40 **upbeat, seems rather commercially produced, but with Taha’s familiar growl. Builds nicely. 3. 3:43 **sweet, very traditionally-based love song in Arabic. At least, I’m pretty sure “Ha Baby” is a take on the Arabic “habibi” – beloved. Simple song, interesting musical mashup. 4. 3:24 **folksy acoustic ditty in French/Arabic. A bit 60’s, slight exotic hints. 5. 4:13 *****drones, middle eastern traditional influences and swingy beat, mad vocals – really interesting combination. This is what I love Rachid Taha for… 6. 4:01 **pretty, low-key acoustic, chorus has a bit of forceful complex beat. Chorus of children… 7. 4:08 ***very low bass intro, builds into a slinky, mysterious vibe with whispered lyrics. More interesting than I make it sound. Spose I should mention that he’s not saying “fuckry”…. 8. 4:05 ****also low-key with a few horn squeals and oud flourishes. Very pretty, nice guest vocals, too. Vocals in about 3 languages. 9. 4:01 **more rather folky-60’s feel, swingy. Gets a flamenco groove (mostly in the handclaps) midway along. 10. 3:08 *fades in to sweet folky pop with tinkly piano. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Je T'aime Mon Amour | 6. | Mabrouk Aalik | |||
| 2. | Mokhtar | 7. | Ila Liqa | |||
| 3. | Ha Baby | 8. | It's An Arabian Song | |||
| 4. | Bonjour | 9. | Selu | |||
| 5. | Mine Jai | 10. | Agi |