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Franco-Algerian singer

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Rachid Taha was a male artist from France whose work period began in 1980 and ended with his death on September 12, 2018. He was born on September 18, 1958. His musical genres included Arabic, raï, rock, world, and world fusion.

Taha’s work has been referenced by 146 other encyclopedia articles. On Last.fm, his music is tagged with Arabic, rai, world, algerian, and World Music. He had 188,247 listeners and 1,861,338 plays on that platform. Additionally, he had 175,000 social media followers.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, Crossref, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1958-09-18
Active to
2018-09-12
arabicraïrockworldworld fusionرشيد طه‎

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
188,247
Total plays
1,861,338

Tags

arabicraiworldalgerianWorld Music

Rachid Taha (Arabic: رشيد طه, Sig, Algeria, 18 September 1958 – 12 September 2018) was an Algerian musician based in France. His music is influenced by many different styles such as rock, techno, and raï. Taha was born in 1958 in Sig (Mascara Province), Algeria, although a second source suggests he was born in the Algerian seacoast city of Oran. Oran was the "birthplace of raï" music, and 1958 was a key year in the Algerian struggle for independence against French authority. <a href="https://ww

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Key facts

Born
( 1958-09-18 ) 18 September 1958, Sig or Oran , French Algeria
Died
12 September 2018 (2018-09-12) (aged 59), Les Lilas , Île-de-France , France
Genres
World rock raï Algerian chaabi
Occupations
Singer-songwriter activist
Years active
1980–2018
Labels
Knitting Factory Island Barclay
Website
rachidtahaofficial .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Sig
Place of death
Les Lilas
Occupation
musician
Languages spoken
French
Field of work
music
Instrument
voice
Record label
Barclay
Official website
rachidtahaofficial.com
Image
Rachid Taha.jpg
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Commons category
Rachid Taha
date of birth
1958-09-18
Commons gallery
Rachid Taha
end of work period
2018-09-12
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
رشيد طه
date of death
2018-09-12
cause of death
myocardial infarction
start of work period
1980-00-00
described by source
The New York Times
social media followers
175000
Sources (5)

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Encyclopedic overview

Rachid Taha (Arabic: رشيد طه, Rashīd Ṭāhā, [raʃiːd tˤaːhaː]; 18 September 1958 – 12 September 2018) was an Algerian singer and activist based in France described as "sonically adventurous". His music was influenced by many different styles including rock, electronic, punk and raï.

Early life

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