1,2,3 Soleils
1, 2, 3 Soleils (1, 2, 3 Suns) is a live album performed by Algerian artists Rachid Taha, Khaled and Faudel, widely hailed as the three masters of raï music. The concert, a unique event, took place in 1998 in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, and the songs consisted of the most famous from all three artists plus a few Algerian classics. All 23 were divided into two discs, produced and arranged by Steve Hillage, released by Barclay in 1999.
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | September 26, 1998 | |||
| Venue | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris | |||
| Genre | Raï | |||
| Length | 96:44 | |||
| Label | Barclay | |||
| Producer | Steve Hillage | |||
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The album has attained 2× gold certification and the DVD video has attained gold certification from Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique.[1][2]
A shortened US one compact disc release of the album was released by Ark 21.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Khalliouni Khalliouni" | Instrumental | 5:39 |
| 2. | "Menfi" | Taha, Khaled, Faudel | 5:41 |
| 3. | "Eray" | Faudel, Khaled | 4:40 |
| 4. | "N'ssi N'ssi" | Khaled | 5:14 |
| 5. | "Ida" | Taha | 7:08 |
| 6. | "Baida" | Faudel | 5:42 |
| 7. | "Omri" | Faudel, Taha | 5:44 |
| 8. | "Voilà Voilà" | Taha, Faudel, Khaled | 5:50 |
| 9. | "Indie" | Taha, Khaled | 5:38 |
| 10. | "Chebba" | Khaled, Taha, Faudel | 5:30 |
| 11. | "Sahra" | Khaled | 4:42 |
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Madeeh" | Khaled | 7:24 |
| 2. | "Wahrane Wahrane" | Khaled | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Les Ailes" | Khaled | 5:14 |
| 4. | "Le Camel" | Khaled, Faudel | 5:28 |
| 5. | "Abdel Kader" | Khaled, Taha, Faudel | 5:12 |
| 6. | "Bent Sahra" | Khaled, Taha | 7:21 |
| 7. | "Aïcha" | Khaled, Faudel | 6:51 |
| 8. | "Tellement N'Brick" | Faudel | 9:10 |
| 9. | "Didi" | Khaled, Taha, Faudel | 6:08 |
| 10. | "Ya Rayah" | Taha, Khaled, Faudel | 7:28 |
| 11. | "Daiman" (Bonus) | Taha, Khaled, Faudel | 4:15 |
| 12. | "Comme d'Habitude" (Bonus) | Taha, Khaled, Faudel | 4:15 |
Personnel
Khaled, Faudel and Rachid Taha were supported by:
- Zachary Alford -[4] drums
- Aziz Ben Salam - ney flute
- Elsa Benabdallah - violin
- Mohamed Bendjebour - guitar
- Djaffar Bensetti - trumpet
- Farhat Bouallagui - arranger, string arrangements, violin
- Christophe Briquet - viola
- Karen Brunon - leader, string director, violin
- Mathieu Chédid - guitar
- Mohsein Chentouf - bendir, darbouka, backing vocals
- Simon Clarke - baritone saxophone
- Khaled Dagher - cello
- Gail Ann Dorsey - bass, backing vocals
- Adel Eskande - violin
- Guillaume Fontanarosa - violin
- Steve Hillage - arranger, engineer, mixing, producer, string arrangements
- Allen Hoist - alto and tenor saxophone
- Hazem Ibrahim - violin
- Randy Jacobs - guitar
- Nabil Khalidi - banjo, oud, backing vocals
- Hassan Lachal - darbouka
- Sylvain Le Provost - double bass
- Roddy Lorimer - trumpet
- Abdel Wahab Mansy - violin
- Jean-Max Mery - keyboards
- Christophe Morin - cello
- Hossam Ramzy - director, orchestra director, percussion
- Geoffrey Richardson - string arrangements, viola
- Medhat Abdel Samie - violin
- Tim Sanders - soprano and tenor saxophone
- Mahmoud Serour - string arrangements
- Mark London Sims - trombone
- Taha Taha - cello
- Yasser Taha - cello
- Ihab Tutu - violin
- Marylene Vinciguerra - viola
- Tamer Yassin - violin
Source:[5]
References
- "Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique gold certified albums for the year 1999". Archived from the original on 2006-11-23. Retrieved 2006-07-29.
- "Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique gold certified videos for the year 1999". Archived from the original on 2006-11-18. Retrieved 2006-07-29.
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r568570
- Discogs - Zachary Alford - (profile & discography)
- "1,2,3 Soleils (Credits)". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
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