Monday Music's the one weekly post where Some Of It Was True! drops its London-only focus Alt-J - Fitzpleasure Named as headliners of the fabulous, invite-only In The Woods festival (for which the below video is an enticing advert), Leeds lads Alt-J proffer a highly unusual 'folk-step' style, complete with lashings of genuine dub, pop, rock and electronica. They'll be sodding brilliant on the main stage at ITW; before that, debut album An Awesome Wave is [...]
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Rachid Taha : Rock el Casbah [ purchase ] I'm cheating a bit with this post. Looking at the title of the song, you might think the cheat is the fact that the title is not entirely in another language. In fact, I'm OK there. Rock in Arabic, when it refers to music, is rock, and Casbah is a place name that comes out the same in many languages. The cheat has to do with the informal rule we have at Star Maker, that songs must date from before 2000. There [...]
I WANNA BE YOUR COVER! #3 O nome da nossa seção de covers mudou mas a proposta continua a mesma: apresentar grandes reinvenções de trabalhos de artistas que você curte e que costuma acompanhar por aqui! Na seção desta sexta, destaque para uma versão sensacional do Scissor Sisters pra clássica "Take Me Out" , do Franz Ferdinand (que certamente você já ouviu em alguma finaleira da Freak! ) e para as étnicas "Rock The Casbah" , do The Clash , revisitada pelo franco-argelino Rachid [...]
THE perfect entry point for Algerian rock icon Rachid Taha's music has arrived with an exclamation mark. Made in Medina is the album to take the maverick Rachid beyond the circle of purists and into... Download your favourite album at The Mood Indicator
The Clash es una banda que siempre tuvo cosas que decir y se trató de un grupo que hasta el día de hoy es escuchado y citado como uno de los más importantes de la historia de la música. Una de las canciones más famosas que tiene la agrupación británica es, como se imaginarán, "Rock The Casbah" . Este tema, además de ser genial por cómo está interpretado, la música que posee y su letra, tiene un significado muy especial que fue una de las razones por la cual fue tan exitoso. En él se trata [...]
Algerian singer Rachid Taha seems to connect the musical dots through his love of many different styles - from Rai to rock -- and even transitions into a bit of Zydeco. His new recording, sung in both French and Arabic, is a tribute to the place he calls home, France. Today's Top Tune is the title track, " Bonjour ."
Filed under: Around the World The last time we spoke with Algerian-French superstar Rachid Taha - two years ago when he was performing in Los Angeles - he was pining for Dolly Parton . Well, at least he wanted to sing with her. Still does, he confesses now, in a phone conversation from Paris, via translation by his manager Rikki Stein in London. But he also has another infatuation with a pop icon he wants to discuss. "Johnny Rotten!" he enthuses, adding [...]
It's been a long day, starting with a 6am flight to Amsterdam, then a transfer to Paris and a tedious three-and-a-half hour train journey but State has finally arrived in Clermont-Ferrand. And as beers are sipped-upon under the cloudless sky of a balmy French summer's evening, it already feels like it's been worth the effort. All across the grassy square on the edge of town groups of people are strolling leisurely or sat on the ground, cradling drinks and talking amongst themselves. But they're not just here to enjoy the sunshine; they're here for Europavox - a weekend-long [...]
Here's hoping a certain Icelandic volcano behaves itself this week because State is set to travel to the French town of Clermont-Ferrand for the fifth edition of Europavox . The festival is based around a city centre venue called La Coopérative de Mai and augmented by Spiegel Tents in an adjoining park, while behind the scenes there are facilities for industry types from across Europe to meet and network. Its relaxed atmosphere, friendly crowds and the intimate nature of the performances made it one of our highlights of last year's festival season and 2010 is looking set to be [...]
The first acts confirmed for this year's Europavox festival have been named. Peter Doherty, Gaëtan Roussel, Arno, Rachid Taha (featuring Mick Jones) and Hocus Pocus will all be making the trip to the French town of Clermont-Ferrand in May. The full line-up will be released at the end of the month. Related Peter Doherty Galway ticket giveaway Benicassim - Day Four Peter Doherty – Grace/Wastelands Win [...]
71. PERE UBU @ AULA MAGNA26 de Setembro de 2000Já lá vão quase dez anos e as memórias já não são muitas, tirando aquela que me diz que adorei o espectáculo e a do medo que cheguei a sentir pela figura imponente e autoritária de David Thomas no centro do palco. Espectáculo bom para se usar a expressão "foi medonho!".72. RACHID TAHA @ FMM SINES27 de Julho de 2007Uma meia hora antes de subir ao
Filed under: Around the World Baaba Maal has spent most of his life musically reaching out from his native village of Podor, Senegal, to the world. In December, he wants to bring the world to Podor. The fourth edition of his Blues on the River festival will take place, in part, in his hometown among his fellow Fulani tribespeople. "I think everyone should come!" he says. And it's not just a matter of ticket sales. He wants true participants. He wants us. He wants you! [...]
Il video che vedete sopra si chiama " The price of silence " ed è stato prodotto in occasione del sessantesimo anniversario delle dichiarazione di diritti umani. La produzione è di Link tv ed il ricavato della vendita dello EP è stato devoluto ad Amnesty International . Scaricatelo, dunque. Ma scaricate l'originale. Perchè iniziative come queste vanno assolutamente appoggiate. Il video è stato girato nella stanza dell'assemblea generale dell'Onu e vede la partecipazione di 16 artisti, scelti fra quelli di paesi dove i diritti umani sono ancora una chimera. La star è Julieta Venegas , messicana [...]
Filed under: Around the World Spinner.com : Looking for the album, song or even trend that sums up the past year from a global music perspective? The 'Slumdog Millionaire' soundtrack is not a bad place to start -- a film set in Indian slums, directed by Britain's Danny Boyle, with music... Read more
I had to make one of my occasional visits to the surreal landscapes of London's Docklands this week, with its towering shards of metal and glass rising directly from pools of grey water. It felt somewhat quieter and less frantic than usual; no-one was paying any attention to the scrolling share prices wrapped around [...]
Filed under: Around the World Spinner.com : 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? Any artist from anywhere?"No! Just Rachid... Read more
Of the many things that can be said about the performances of Dengue Fever and Rachid Taha at Central Park's SummerStage, the biggest link between the two is a good performer's ability to keep the audience entranced when they don't speak the same language. Dengue Fever are American based, but to complement the group's Cambodian pop-inspired surf-psych-rock, front-woman Chhom Nimol sings primarily in Cambodian - though they did perform "Tiger Phone Card," one of two songs in English from their newest release, Venus on Earth . Dengue Fever: "Tiger Phone Card" [...]
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