A Catch in the Rai

No review really; just wanted to give props to Rachid Taha and his latest album (including a rather tongue in cheek version of the Clash's Rock the Casbah in Arabic) , Tekitoi. His raspy growl rolls all over a clean, serrating mix of electronics, slashing guitars, and stacks of North African percussion and strings. Even if you do not speak Arabic or French, its a fun album. I think there has been a new release of it with a DVD, but oh well. His Made in Medina album --featuring Stanton Moore of Galactic and Garage a Trois on drums-- is also a great find.