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Toledo City Paper, CD Review >>
No xenophobia here Rachid Taha "Tekitoi" Taha grew up in Algeria listening to Bollywood tunes, Arabic music and trance music from Guinea. It all melds with ease on this CD. But even more than his old influences, the cat can rock. The title track (which means "who are you?") is an incredible mix of Arabaic and Western instrumentation, with a rockin¹ beat. His version of The Clash's "Rock the Casbah" is such a natural inclusion, and it¹s varied enough (again because of the different instrumentation) to make it a new piece. There¹s a definite punk influence, but without the dominant angst of thrashing guitars. A DVD documentary is also included, which this listener could do without, but that certainly doesn¹t take away anything form this artist, who deserves some international crossover. (www.rachidtaha.com)
-Steve Athanas 04/27/05
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