The Algerian singer loudly proclaimed his outsider status in France as a punk-bred vocalist who culled from Algerian tradition. He died of a heart... One of the most charismatic and influential ...

Rachid Taha and Khaled are often mentioned (and reviewed) in the same breath. It’s not hard to see why. Both are Algerians who live and record in France. Both have enjoyed international success, and ...

Rachid Taha, who became a rock star in France with assertive lyrics and music that melded his Algerian heritage with punk, funk and electronic beats, has died in Les Lilas, a Paris suburb. He was 59.

As an Arab immigrant in Europe, Algeria-born, France-based Rachid Taha has faced plenty of intolerance and xenophobia, experiences he channels into lyrics about racial prejudice and everyday hardships ...

world Rachid Taha "Rock El Casbah: The Best Of," Wrasse Records 3 1/2 Rachid Taha is an Algerian singing star who mixes rock and rai, a politically conscious style that... August 29, 2017 at 1:09 a.m.

PARIS (AP) — Algerian singer Rachid Taha, who thrillingly blended Arabic music with rock and techno and at times wore blue contact lenses to protest anti-Arab prejudice in his adoptive France, has ...