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
- Genre
- world 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
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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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rachid Taha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.