[FA Worldmusic] Rachid Taha

Sasa Music rab at sasa.demon.co.uk
Tue Jul 15 15:15:48 ADT 2008


Too many to mention! I'm not starting one of those 'women singers' lists
that was run recently !

And sadly Rachid isn't a superstar, much as we might like him to be. I
always thought he could be a 'breakthrough artist'. Probably doesn't even
want to be...too much of a maverick?

David
 


> names, please! people at Taha's superstar level in particular...
> 
> 
> Around the World
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> 
> 
> On Jul 15, 2008, at 11:07 AM, Sasa Music wrote:
> 
>> In answer to your question, yes, loads!
>> 
>> David Flower
>> 
>>> Is there any artist in America or Europe who has covered the scope of
>>> his or her culture's music to the extent that Rachid Taha has with
>>> the
>>> wide range of sounds from Algeria/North Africa and its diaspora?
>>> 
>>> http://www.spinner.com/2008/07/15/rachid-tahas-music-is-a-world-in-itself/
>>> 
>>> His L.A. show was typically spectacular....
>>> 
>>> share and enjoy!
>>> 
>>> Steve
>>> Around the World
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