Made in Medina

Made in Medina is a studio album by French-Algerian raï artist Rachid Taha.[4] It was released in 2000 by Barclay Records and produced and arranged by Steve Hillage.[5] Five of the songs were subsequently featured in Taha's live album.

Made in Medina
Studio album by
Rachid Taha
Released2000
GenreWorldbeat, raï
Length63:52
LabelBarclay
ProducerSteve Hillage[1]
Rachid Taha chronology
1,2,3 Soleils
(1999)		 Made in Medina
(2000)		 Rachid Taha Live
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]

A video clip was made for "Hey Anta".[6]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "while it may sound like a shopping list for an international emporium, in fact, Medina has an extremely coherent sound, built on prominent, danceable rhythms, strong melodies, and powerful vocals, all shot through with a Middle Eastern flavor."[2] The Washington Post called the album "an ecstatic union of Algerian rai and Western rock, techno and funk."[7]

Track listing
  1. "Barra Barra" – 5:48
  2. "Foqt Foqt" – 6:10
  3. "Medina" (album version) – 5:39
  4. "Ala Jalkoum" – 4:55 - with Femi Kuti
  5. "Aïe Aïe Aïe" – 6:30
  6. "Hey Anta" – 4:30
  7. "Qalantiqa" – 5:22
  8. "En Retard" – 4:56
  9. "Vérité" – 6:06
  10. "Ho Chérie Chérie" – 5:30
  11. "Garab" – 8:19

Charts
Charts (2000) Peak
position
French Albums Chart 38[8]

Personnel
  • Rachid Taha - lead vocals
  • Steve Hillage - arranger, lead and rhythm guitars, mixing, producer, programming, string arrangements
  • Jeff Raines - guitar
  • Hakim Hamadouche - mandolute, backing vocals
  • Robert Mercurio - bass
  • Geoff Richardson - viola
  • Mahmoud Serour - string arrangements, violin
  • Bob Loveday - violin
  • Helen Liebmann - cello
  • Richard Vogel - keyboards
  • Jean-Max Mery - keyboards
  • Femi Kuti - saxophone, vocals
  • Abdel Abrit - drums
  • Stanton Moore - drums
  • Hossam Ramzy - percussion, string arrangements
  • Hassan Lachal - percussion

References
  1. "Rachid Taha Made In Medina". exclaim.ca.
  2. "Made in Medina - Rachid Taha | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Christgau, Robert. "Rachid Taha". Robert Christgau.
  4. "He Rocked The Casbah: Singer Rachid Taha Has Died At Age 59". NPR.org.
  5. Snowden, Don (March 2–8, 2001). "Rituel Humain". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on August 1, 2001. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  6. "Hey Anta (Official Video Clip)". Universal Music/Barclay. 2000. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  7. "RACHID TAHA "Made in Medina"". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  8. "Discographie Rachid Taha". LesCharts.com. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
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