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Post by Rendrags on Sept 12, 2018 21:00:51 GMT
Just heard that Rachid Taha died on Tuesday, aged 59. Really sad. Loved his music.
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Post by Rendrags on Sept 13, 2018 9:45:34 GMT
Looks like Olirow and I were typing more or less identical threads at the same time!
Here's a video of the great man:
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Post by beef on Sept 13, 2018 12:11:55 GMT
He was one of my enduring Womad favourites - lucky to have seen him several times over the years. Wonderful music and a voice for the Algerian diaspora.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 14:08:50 GMT
Big Fan of Rachid's "Diwan " album only 59 my god.
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Post by calndel on Sept 13, 2018 19:26:07 GMT
sad news indeed
We remember he played a Thursday night at WOMAD a few years ago
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Post by calndel on Sept 13, 2018 19:31:19 GMT
WOMAD LPGC tweeted about him this morning
we thought it meant he would be playing
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