The Led Zep reference is not a joke - he gives them a shout out in "Foqt Foqt" and indeed this music is closer to rock than to rai. Even the excellent DVD of his "1, 2, 3 Soleils" concert in Paris with fellow rai stars Khaled and Faudel falls short of what Taha can do with his own band doing his own material (I saw most of last year's big tours -- U2, Tom Petty, Prince, Madonna -- and Taha could have held his own with any of them). Keep your culture in the music and rythms..not Led Zeppelin or Jimi Hendrix. This music is some of the best rock I've heard in a long time. Aurally, the sound, featuring Taha's declamatory baritone and the Francois Delfin's hard edged lead guitar, reminds me as nothing so much as late 1970s/early 1980s John Cale, but with derbouka (percussion), lute, and keyboard synths providing the Arabic orchestral string parts. It was produced and arranged by Steve Hillage, and recorded during a concert at L'Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, March 11, 2001. Having said that, get both albums because there are about 12 differents songs between the two albums. Ya Rayah was the reason I purchased this CD; which has an excellant Samba rythm and the Muslim women yowling in the audiance - best to stick with the Rai Music and not to imitate Rock/Roll. Steve Hillage adds a second guitar on six cuts, and on some cuts ("Medina," "Voila Voila") the band, in effect, plays techno live. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. I don't understand the language but it doesn't matter.

Please try again Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Rachid Taha takes essential north African/Arabic rai and folk rhythms and overlays a pounding kicking rock drum/bass/guitar and belts out the songs in Arabic. New Submission Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations This is one of the best live albums I have ever heard.

I became interested in Rachid Taha after buying the Black Hawk Down soundtrack. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. I can never get tired of this album. Rachid Taha (Arabic: رشيد طه ‎ Rashīd Ṭaha; 18 September 1958 – 12 September 2018) was an Algerian singer and activist based in France described as "sonically adventurous". "Rachid Taha Live" fills the void with a selection of tunes from his last four CDs (including "Barra Barra," familiar to some from the soundtrack to "Black Hawk Down"), and it rocks the house. It is interesting to see the sound morph into techno trance in a live performance. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations After you've heard it, you'll also need to email Taha's Mondo Melodia label and say: "Why isn't this guy touring the States?" I don't speak French or Algerian but language is not a barrier. Postcard from Rachid Taha's recent world tour. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. "Rachid Taha Live" fills the void with a selection of tunes from his last four CDs (including "Barra Barra," familiar to some from the soundtrack to "Black Hawk Down"), and it rocks the house. I usually dislike live albums because of the extraneous noise, but the sheer energy of this performance makes everything else seem pale. A must have... Go for it! Enjoy!

10年以上前のライブなのに、ぜんぜん古さを感じません。この人の音に対するセンスのよさを感じます。民族音楽が上手い感じでアンサンブルしています。日本人にはない素質で持っているリズムが脱帽です。言葉全然わからないけど、とにかくかっこいい音です。Ｔａｈａにはまってます。 1,2,3 Soleils - One of the best concerts I have ever seen. Every track on this cd is great and the sound quality excellent. I just wish the cd could have been longer. Record stores file his releases in the "World Music" ghetto, but this isn't yuppie background music: Taha is a loud, crazy roughneck with great stage moves and a tight band.

Please try again. Very good live rock album...very electric ! To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Live Quite a disk. I bought this album at the same time as Rock El Casbah and Live is a better album. Rachid Taha's studio CDs have only hinted at the relentless intensity of his live shows. Taha's voice carries very well and all the songs were great but BARRA BARRA totally rocks!!!! His music was influenced by many different styles including rock, electronic, punk and raï Rachid Taha Live is a live album from French-Algerian raï artist Rachid Taha, released in 2001 by Barclay. You need this CD in your life. CD arrivé 12 jours après la commande (donc après Noël :-(().After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness.Sorry, we failed to record your vote. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2001 CD release of Live on Discogs. I usually don't like CD's made from live shows but this one was true quality. Record stores file his releases in the "World Music" ghetto, but this isn't yuppie background music: Taha is a loud, crazy roughneck with great stage moves and a tight band.