Ya Taleb

Track Listings

 
1. Ya Taleb
2. Biya Dek el Mor
3. Lila Oven Har
4. Ya el Mima
5. Ha Djedek
6. Ya Mina
7. Serbi Serbi
8. Camel
9. Koubou Koubou
10. Ana Bia Taxi - Cheb Khaled, Chaba Zahouanian

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Ya Taleb is a collection of 10 tracks from the '80s, when cheap cassettes were used to distribute the music to a grassroots following. The bad boy of rai's voice sounds robust, and his presentation is passionate throughout, revealing the early glimmers of a star. Not nearly as dynamic as Khaled's voice, the music is filled with primitive synthesizers. And the cheese factor is considerably higher here than on his excellent albums from 2000 and 2001, Kenza and 1,2,3 Soleils, which used an orchestra and had more advanced production. Ya Taleb is better suited for longtime Khaled fans who have worn out their cassettes than for anyone who enjoyed his recent recordings. But for those willing to get into the spirit of things, there is enough personality to make this fun listening. --Tad Hendrickson

Ya Taleb,Cheb Khaled,Ark 21,Africa,Algeria,Int'l & World Music,Middle East / Asia Minor,Pop,Rai,World Music
Ya Taleb
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Ya Taleb
    Cheb Khaled
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    AlgeriaAlgeria | Africa | International | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Africa | International | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00005K530

    Tracks:

    1. Ya Taleb
    2. Biya Dek el Mor
    3. Lila Oven Har
    4. Ya el Mima
    5. Ha Djedek
    6. Ya Mina
    7. Serbi Serbi
    8. Camel
    9. Koubou Koubou
    10. Ana Bia Taxi - Cheb Khaled, Chaba Zahouanian

    Album Description

    French compilation for the controversial world music superstar, the most successful modern exponent of Algerian desert blues known as Rai. Featuring early tracks recorded in 1989 & 1985, when the artist started gaining international recognition & started recording albums on CD instead of just cassettes. Ten tracks. 2001.
    Ya Taleb
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Ya Taleb Review
    Ya Taleb
    Cheb Khaled
    Manufacturer: Creon
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    AlgeriaAlgeria | Africa | International | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Africa | International | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
    AfricaAfrica | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music
    ASIN: B00005Y8JP
    Release Date: 2001-09-25

    Tracks:

    1. Ya Taleb
    2. Biya Dek el Mor
    3. Lila Oven Har
    4. Ya el Mima
    5. Ha Djedek
    6. Ya Mina
    7. Serbi Serbi
    8. Camel
    9. Koubou Koubou
    10. Ana Bia Taxi - Cheb Khaled, Chaba Zahouanian

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Ya Taleb Review.......2004-01-12

    This album was produced during Cheb Khaled's final days in Algeria, just prior to his emigration owing to a fatwah pronounced against various rai artists. For those who know Khaled only from his "Kenza" and other recent Western audience-influenced releases, the sound is more raw and the drum rhythms, especially, are less stolidly 4/4, though no less riveting in their exotic funkyness. The result is a much more spontaneous and improvisatory sound, and one wonders in retrospect how much was lost in some of the newer releases. Of particular interest is an earlier, more syncopated version of "Serbi serbi"--one of my favorites, and the opening tune of the album "N'ssi n'ssi." No extended "dance mixes" here or interminable saxaphone solos, just an undiluted and feverish form of eclectic music, the likes of which have not been heard in the West since the demise of the Clash...
    Ya Taleb
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Ya Taleb
      Khaled
      Manufacturer: Ark 21
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      AlgeriaAlgeria | Africa | International | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Middle East | International | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B00007E8QX
      Release Date: 2002-11-26

      Amazon.com

      Ya Taleb is a collection of 10 tracks from the '80s, when cheap cassettes were used to distribute the music to a grassroots following. The bad boy of rai's voice sounds robust, and his presentation is passionate throughout, revealing the early glimmers of a star. Not nearly as dynamic as Khaled's voice, the music is filled with primitive synthesizers. And the cheese factor is considerably higher here than on his excellent albums from 2000 and 2001, Kenza and 1,2,3 Soleils, which used an orchestra and had more advanced production. Ya Taleb is better suited for longtime Khaled fans who have worn out their cassettes than for anyone who enjoyed his recent recordings. But for those willing to get into the spirit of things, there is enough personality to make this fun listening. --Tad Hendrickson

      World Music:

      1. A Bossa De Nara [Import]
      2. A Floating City
      3. A Galopar [Import]
      4. Ad Gloriam [Import]
      5. Agora [Import]
      6. Alcione & Amigos [Import]
      7. Anarchy & Rapture
      8. Arriba
      9. Brazilian Beats, Vol. 4
      10. Cajun String Bands 1930's: Cajun Breakdown

      World Music

      world music

      World Music

      Cellophane [Extra tracks] [Import]

      Pfitzner: Piano Concerto in E flat major

      Orchestral Suites 3 & 4

      Complete 1950-1954 Studio-Issued Recordings [Import]

      Sensation: the Mega Mixes [Import]

      Swing Out Singles [Import]

      Roberto Carlos [Import]

      Tell 'Em Why U Madd [Clean]

      Sottacqua [Import]

      Solo Works

      Revelation

      Shades Beyond

      Still Standing [Clean]

      Spiritual Love

      One Quiet Night