Made in Medina

After reinterpreting Arab classics on Diw?n, Rachid Taha returns with a stunning collection of original compositions that owes as much to rock as to his Algerian rai roots, connecting the dots between Europe and the Maghreb. Here he again teams with producer Steve Hillage (Gong, System 7), whose guitar work and arrangements provide the muscular frameworks for Taha's songs and emotive voice. Rachid's new direction has all the power of rock, as on "Foqt Foqt," which maintains an insistent riff while retaining the delicacy and polyrhythms characterizing North African music. "Ala Jalkoum" offers a duet with Afrobeat superstar Femi Kuti while "Verit?" and "Ho Cherie Cherie" could have come from a Peter Gabriel album. Made in Medina is a massive, but still natural, step forward that establishes Taha as the most visionary Algerian singer today. --Chris Nickson more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-04-2007; Really amazing; I, like many others, bought this cd after hearing Barra Barra on Blackhawn Down. I was pleasingly surprised to find that the rest of the cd is nearly as engaging. Garab is similar, with rhythmic lyrics and rock beats, and ala jalkoum...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-06-2002; Sit up and take notice!; A couple of weeks ago I heard the last cut on this CD--"Garab"-- played on an online radio station. I could scarcely believe what I heard! Rachid Taha is new to me; his style of music, Rai, is not played very much in the U.S. Basically,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-20-2002; This CD tries too hard; I was disapointed with this CD as the artist tries too hard to be do too much in 1 CD. It tries to incorporate too many styles without doing justice any any of them. It isn't a dance, or techno CD and is far too Western to be culturally...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-06-2002; My third Taha album; My first experience with Taha was when I found Ole Ole while browsing the International section at a CD store. Never heard of him before, but loved the album. I'm always looking for different world beat music.So then I bought Diwan....; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-04-2007; Really amazing; I, like many others, bought this cd after hearing Barra Barra on Blackhawn Down. I was pleasingly surprised to find that the rest of the cd is nearly as engaging. Garab is similar, with rhythmic lyrics and rock beats, and ala jalkoum...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-20-2002; This CD tries too hard; I was disapointed with this CD as the artist tries too hard to be do too much in 1 CD. It tries to incorporate too many styles without doing justice any any of them. It isn't a dance, or techno CD and is far too Western to be culturally...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-16-2001; Rachid Taha should stick to what works!; I blindly bought this because "Diwan" was so good. It is a ridiculous mix of decent Middle Eastern rhythms and horribly misplaced guitar riffs. It would almost be laughable if I hadn't spent money on it. Rachid Taha always wanted to...; read full review | report as inappropriate