The Definitive Collection (Rachid Taha album)

The Definitive Collection
Compilation album by Rachid Taha
Released May 2007
Genre Raï, rock, world
Label Wrasse (Wrass #182)
Producer Steve Hillage
Rachid Taha chronology
Diwan 2
(2006)		 The Definitive Collection
(2007)		 Rock N Raï
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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

  1. "Ya Rayah"
  2. "Rock El Casbah"
  3. "Nokta"
  4. "Voilà, Voilà"
  5. "Habina"
  6. "Kelma"
  7. "Bent Sahra"
  8. "Douce France"
  9. "Indie"
  10. "Jungle Fiction"
  11. "Ida"
  12. "Hey Anta"
  13. "Barbès"
  14. "Barra Barra"
  15. "Menfi"

Release history

Region Date Label Format(s) Catalog
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

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 3 "Rachid Taha - The Definitive Collection". WrasseRecords.com. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Barbès (Official Video Clip)". Universal Music/Barclay. 1991. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ya Rayah (Official Video Clip)". Universal Music/Barclay. 1997. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ida (Official Video Clip)". Universal Music/Barclay. 1998. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Hey Anta (Official Video Clip)". Universal Music/Barclay. 2000. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "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. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "The Definitive Collection by Rachid Taha". 7digital. Retrieved 27 February 2010.

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