Diwân is a studio album released in 1998 by Franco-Algerian raï artist Rachid Taha. In contrast to his earlier releases, Diwân contains less rock and punk music, and features more traditional Arabic instruments. Many of the songs are about the founding fathers of raï music, and the lyrics are in Arabic and French.
| Diwân | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 26, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Raï | |||
| Length | 69:16 | |||
| Label | Barclay | |||
| Producer | Steve Hillage | |||
| Rachid Taha chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Robert Christgau | A−[1] |
A video clip was made for "Ida".[2]
Track listing
edit| # | Title | Songwriters | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ya Rayah" | Abderrahmane Amrani | 6:13 |
| 2 | "Ida" | Rachid Taha | 5:56 |
| 3 | "Habina" | Toufic Barakat, Farid al-Atrache | 7:27 |
| 4 | "Bent Sahra" | Ahmed Khelifi | 7:12 |
| 5 | "Ach Adani" | Abderrahmane Amrani | 6:25 |
| 6 | "El H'Mame" | Mohammed El Anka | 6:07 |
| 7 | "Enti Rahti" | Abderrahmane Amrani | 6:58 |
| 8 | "Menfi" | Missoum Amraoui, Akli Yahiatene | 5:03 |
| 9 | "Bani Al Insane" | Boudjemaa Hgour | 4:32 |
| 10 | "Malheureux Toujours" | Benaceur Baghdadi, Ahmed Soulimane | 6:13 |
| 11 | "Aiya Aiya" | Rachid Taha | 7:00 |
Charts
edit| Charts (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums Chart | 52[3] |
Personnel
edit- Rachid Taha - vocals
- Amina Alaoui - vocals
- Steve Hillage - engineer, guitar, mixing, producer, programming
- Kaseeme Jalanne - oud
- Nabil Khalidi - banjo, oud, percussion, backing vocals
- Bob Loveday - strings
- Pete Macgowan - strings
- Hossam Ramzy - percussion
- Geoffrey Richardson - strings
- Aziz Ben Salem - flute
Source:[4]
References
edit- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Rachid Taha". Robert Christgau.
- ^ "Ida (Official Video Clip)". Universal Music/Barclay. 1998. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Discographie Rachid Taha" Archived February 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. LesCharts.com. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- ^ "Diwân (Credits)". allmusic.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.