The Definitive Collection (Rachid Taha album) explained

The Definitive Collection
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Rachid Taha
Cover:	Rachid taha definitive collection.jpg
Released:	May 2007
Genre:	Raï, rock, world
Label:	Wrasse (Wrass #182)
Producer:	Steve Hillage
Prev Title:	Diwan 2
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Rock N Raï
Next Year:	2008

The Definitive Collection is a compilation album by raï singer Rachid Taha. It was released by Wrasse Records in 2007.^[1] The album's initial release was limited to 2000 copies, which were accompanied by a DVD that documented Taha's return to Algeria.^[1] The album was released in the U.S. in 2008 under the title Rock el Casbah: The Best of Rachid Taha.

Video clips have been made for "Barbès" (1991),^[2] "Ya Rayah" (1997),^[3] "Ida" (1998),^[4] "Hey Anta" (2000),^[5] & "Voilà, Voilà" (2012).^[6]

Track listing

1. "Ya Rayah"
2. "Rock El Casbah"
3. "Nokta"
4. "Voilà, Voilà"
5. "Habina"
6. "Kelma"
7. "Bent Sahra"
8. "Douce France"
9. "Indie"
10. "Jungle Fiction"
11. "Ida"
12. "Hey Anta"
13. "Barbès"
14. "Barra Barra"
15. "Menfi"

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format(s)	Catalog
Europe	21 May 2007^[7]	Wrasse Records	Digital download	WRASS182
	May 2007		CD, CD/DVD
U.S.	2 September 2008	Wrasse Records (US)	Digital download	WRASS215
	2 September 2008		CD

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. http://www.wrasserecords.com/Rachid_Taha_65/Rachid_Taha_The_Definitive_Collection_183.html "Rachid Taha - The Definitive Collection"
2. Web site: Barbès (Official Video Clip). 1991 . Universal Music/Barclay. 8 November 2014.
3. Web site: Ya Rayah (Official Video Clip). 1997. Universal Music/Barclay. 8 November 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141108081049/http://www.universalmusic.fr/rachid-taha/video-clip/rachid-taha-ya-rayah/. 8 November 2014.
4. Web site: Ida (Official Video Clip). 1998 . Universal Music/Barclay. 8 November 2014.
5. Web site: Hey Anta (Official Video Clip). 2000 . Universal Music/Barclay. 8 November 2014.
6. Web site: Rachid Taha - Voilà, Voilà feat. Agnès b., Femi Kuti, Mick Jones, Christian Olivier, Eric Cantona, Camélia Jordana, Oxmo Puccino, Rachida Brachni, Sonia Rolland, Rodolphe Burger (Official video clip) . https://web.archive.org/web/20131221081826/http://www.rachidtahaofficial.com/category/music-videos/ . dead . 2013-12-21 . rachidtahaofficial.com . 2012 . 8 November 2014 .
7. http://www.7digital.com/artists/rachid-taha/the-definitive-collection/ "The Definitive Collection by Rachid Taha"