The Definitive Collection (Rachid Taha album)
2007 compilation album by Rachid Taha
The Definitive Collection | ||||
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Compilation album by Rachid Taha | ||||
Released | May 2007 | |||
Genre | Raï, rock, world | |||
Label | Wrasse (Wrass #182) | |||
Producer | Steve Hillage | |||
Rachid Taha chronology | ||||
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The Definitive Collection is a compilation album by raï singer Rachid Taha. It was released by Wrasse Records in 2007.[2] The album's initial release was limited to 2000 copies, which were accompanied by a DVD that documented Taha's return to Algeria.[2] The album was released in the U.S. in 2008 under the title Rock el Casbah: The Best of Rachid Taha.
Video clips have been made for "Barbès" (1991),[3] "Ya Rayah" (1997),[4] "Ida" (1998),[5] "Hey Anta" (2000),[6] & "Voilà, Voilà" (2012).[7]
Track listing
- "Ya Rayah"
- "Rock El Casbah"
- "Nokta"
- "Voilà, Voilà"
- "Habina"
- "Kelma"
- "Bent Sahra"
- "Douce France"
- "Indie"
- "Jungle Fiction"
- "Ida"
- "Hey Anta"
- "Barbès"
- "Barra Barra"
- "Menfi"
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format(s) | Catalog |
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Europe | 21 May 2007[8] | Wrasse Records | Digital download | WRASS182 |
May 2007[2] | CD, CD/DVD | |||
U.S. | 2 September 2008 | Wrasse Records (US) | Digital download | WRASS215 |
2 September 2008 | CD |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b c "Rachid Taha - The Definitive Collection". WrasseRecords.com. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ "Barbès (Official Video Clip)". Universal Music/Barclay. 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Ya Rayah (Official Video Clip)". Universal Music/Barclay. 1997. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Ida (Official Video Clip)". Universal Music/Barclay. 1998. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Hey Anta (Official Video Clip)". Universal Music/Barclay. 2000. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Rachid Taha - Voilà, Voilà feat. Agnès b., Femi Kuti, Mick Jones, Christian Olivier, Eric Cantona, Camélia Jordana, Oxmo Puccino, Rachida Brachni, Sonia Rolland, Rodolphe Burger (Official video clip)". rachidtahaofficial.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-12-21. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "The Definitive Collection by Rachid Taha". 7digital. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
External links
- Official website
- v
- t
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- Barbès (1991)
- Rachid Taha (1993)
- Olé, Olé (1995)
- Diwân (1998)
- Made in Medina (2000)
- Tékitoi (2004)
- Diwan 2 (2006)
- Bonjour (2009)
- Zoom (2013)
- Carte Blanche (1997)
- The Definitive Collection (2007)
- Rock N Raï (2008)
- 1,2,3 Soleils (1999)
- Rachid Taha Live (2001)