Rachid Taha

Rachid Taha (Arabic: رشيد طه‎) (18 September 1958 – 12 September 2018) was an Algerian singer-songwriter and activist[1][6]. His career was based in Paris. He was described as "sonically adventurous". His music was inspired by many different styles such as rock, electronic, punk and raï.[2] raï,[7]

Rachid Taha
رشيد طه
Taha in 2011
Taha in 2011
Background information
Born(1958-09-18)18 September 1958
Sig or Oran, French Algeria
Died12 September 2018(2018-09-12) (aged 59)
Les Lilas, Île-de-France, France
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter[1][5]
  • activist
Years active1980–2018
Labels
Websiterachidtahaofficial.com

Taha was born in Sig (Mascara Province), Algeria.[8] He was known for his songs "Voilà, Voilà", "Ya Rayah", and "It's Now or Never". Taha was also a known political activist and critic of the George W. Bush and Donald Trump administrations for their nuclear weapons stance.[5]

Taha suffered a heart attack in his sleep on 12 September 2018 in Paris, aged 59.[9]

References
  1. "Africa's shining music stars: Rashed TAHA". BBC. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011. Born in 1958 in Algeria, Rashed Taha, grew up in France in the poverty-stricken, working-class immigrant community around Lyon...
  2. Jon Pareles (7 July 2008). "Algerian Singer Mixes Rock and Rai". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  3. Al-Taee, Nasser (Spring 2003). "Running with the Rebels: Politics, Identity, and Sexual Narrative in Algerian Rai" (PDF). Echo. 5 (1). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. Robin Denselow (28 May 2001). "Nuclear fusion: Rashed Taha mixes rock and techno with Algerian street music – and the results are so good, he's already been banned from French radio". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  5. Jody rosen (13 March 2005). "MUSIC; Shock the Casbah, Rock the French (And Vice Versa)". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  6. Jody rosen (13 March 2005). "MUSIC; Shock the Casbah, Rock the French (And Vice Versa)". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  7. Al-Taee, Nasser (Spring 2003). "Running with the Rebels: Politics, Identity, and Sexual Narrative in Algerian Rai" (PDF). Echo. 5 (1).
  8. Philip brasor (12 September 2001). "HIGH NOTES: Rachid Taha". Japan Times. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  9. Le Monde: Mort du chanteur Rachid Taha, légende du métissage musical (in French)

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