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 |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 2 | Sep 25 | Sep 18 | Sep 11 | Sep 4 | Aug 28 | Aug 21 | Aug 14 |
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| 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? |
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| 2. | Sep 13, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Tekitoi? |
5. | Nov 29, 2017: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Rock El Casbah |
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| 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
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.
**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) |