Diwân
| Diwân | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 26, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Raï | |||
| Length | 69:16 | |||
| Label | Barclay | |||
| Producer | Steve Hillage | |||
| Rachid Taha chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | link |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
Diwân is a studio album released in 1998 by Franco-Algerian raï artist Rachid Taha. In contrast to his earlier releases, Diwân contains less rock and punk music, and features more traditional Arabic instruments. Many of the songs are about the founding fathers of raï music, and the lyrics are in Arabic and French.
A video clip was made for "Ida".