Cloudspeakers

Rachid Taha is known to bristle at the idea of “world music”, and he should. The Algerian native never asked for his blend of North African folk music, industrial, and hip-hop to get pushed into th... Lees meer

Back before Rachid Taha was a solo performer, and before he started his first band, Carte de Séjour, he was already figuring out ways to reconcile the popular music of the Western and Arab worlds w... Lees meer

In 2004, this Algerian rocker released an Arabic-language version of “Rock the Casbah” that slyly reclaimed the Clash hit as authentic Middle Eastern music. Near the end of Bonjour, Taha performs a... Lees meer

"Nul n’est prophète en son pays”, pourrait-on affirmer au sujet de Rachid Taha. Mais de quel pays s’agit-il au juste ? De l’Algérie où il est né ? De la France où il a grandi et mené une ca... Lees meer

C'est un Taha à double face qui se dessine à l'écoute de ce nouvel album. Parfois écorché, engagé, porte-drapeau de vérités qui dérang... Lees meer

It’s a cliché, but often the case, that some artists lose their edge when at their happiest. For nearly three decades – first with the band Carte de Séjour, and since 1991... Lees meer

Rachid Taha has calmed down. Best known for his furious Arabic and rock fusions, and that rousing tribute to his hero Joe Strummer on Rock El Casbah, he has broken off his musical partnership with ... Lees meer