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Music CD - Rachid Taha: Diwan
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Music CD: Diwan
Artist: Rachid Taha
List Price: $23.99
Our Price: $10.30
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Manufacturer: Barclay
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Tracks:
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1. Ya Rayah
2. Ida
3. Habina
4. Bent Sahra
5. Ach Adani
6. El H'Mame
7. Enti Rahti
8. Menfi
9. Bani Al Insane
10. Malheureux Toujours
11. Aiya Aiya
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0731453995321
Label: Barclay
Manufacturer: Barclay
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Barclay
Release Date: 1998-03-16
Studio: Barclay
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: The Sexiest Around
Comment: What music is all about. Ecstatic, passionate, infectious, intelligent. Taha's voix joli-laid is one of the sexiest around.
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Summary: Let the desert party begin...
Comment: "Diwan" is a really rich album - a great way to introduce others to rai music without losing itself to Western studio overproduction. Some other readers' comments seem confusing to me. 6 minutes too long for a song? Obviously that person isn't familiar with traditional Arabic music where songs can go on for what seem like eons. Of course, "Ya Rayah" is the anchor to this album - the one song (if any of Taha's) that anyone would know, but the other's are just as good. I enjoy the change in tempo and intensity of "Habina", and the good times that "Ida" seems to evoke. Rachid's voice is raw and unmodified, which makes the songs all the more genuine. "Diwan" is definitely a keeper, and also is his most consistent album.
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Summary: A live recording of ensemble performance
Comment: Diwan is an impressively showcased and very highly recommended collection of music from the Middle East featuring the inspirational works of the group Rabita Andalusa. Their aim is to preserve the Andalusian-Maghrebi musical style while affirming ties of popular culture to Northern Morocco. A live recording of ensemble performance, Diwan offers an enlightened and captivating treasury of sound, tradition, and creativity. The pieces performed in Diwan include: Mashaliya (1:14), Tuishya (3:50), San'a "Kala Li" (3:03), Taqsim 'ud (0:28), Tuishya (0:55), San'a "Ma Kuntu Hadri" (4:51), Inshad (2:33), Tuishya (1:28), San'a "Ya Wahida" (5:57), San'a "Neddemem Wa Nakhda" (5:03), Taqsim qanun (1:20), Mawal (1:19), Taqsim 'ud (0:45), Mawal (1:01), Insiraf Sha'abi (7:31), Bint Bladi (8:32) and Habiba u Jarrahtini (5:50).
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Summary: Rai uno!
Comment: I had no idea what to expect when I purchased "Diwan" in cassette format several years ago. It had been highly recommended in the hi-tech mag "Wired", and, being interested in world music, I decided to take a chance.I've now just about worn it out, having listened to it countless times. With "Diwan" in my pocket I go out for a brisk two-mile walk every evening and this guy rocks! And I rock as I walk, snapping my fingers to the infectious beat. It's fantastic music and I defy anyone to keep still once they hear it!
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Summary: The Carlos Vives of Rai
Comment: This cd contains the great Arabic classics of the past but they are done in a very modern way albeit folkloric. Think of this cd like the Carlos Vives of Arabic music.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The second collaboration between Taha, an Algerian living in France, and '70s prog rocker Steve Hillage, Diwan carries forward the old/new hybrid of 1996's Ole Ole. Taha is clearly familiar with ancient Middle Eastern melodies, but he's also comfortable with the dance rhythms of Parisian nightclubs. Traditionalists will find the straightforward melodies and instrumentation of "Habina" and "Ach Adani" the most satisfying, but Diwan's most adventurous track, "Bent Sahra," may be its best. Instead of strings, the song leans heavily on an industrial beat and the hypnotic mantra of a guest female vocalist. Though not for purists, it perfectly captures the urban throb of Paris and the intense dislocation felt by every immigrant. --David Bombeck
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