Tékitoi
Encyclopedia
Tékitoi is a studio album
released in 2004 by the Franco
-Algeria
n musician Rachid Taha
. The title is a nonstandard spelling of the French
question "Tu es qui, toi?" which might be pronounced in speech as "T'es qui, toi?" and, in the context of this song, means "Who do you think you are?" informally.
The lyrics are mainly in French
and Arabic
. The booklet to the CD includes full sung texts in Arabic in romanization with French and English translations.
The album features guest appearances by Brian Eno
, Christian Olivier, Kaha Beri, Julien Jacob, and Bruno Maman.
On March 5, 2011, the song "Tékitoi?" was used on Saturday Night Live in a dancing French skit called "Les Jeunes de Paris."
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
released in 2004 by the Franco
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
-Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n musician Rachid Taha
Rachid Taha
Rachid Taha is an Algerian singer and activist based in France who has been described as "sonically adventurous." His music is influenced by many different styles such as rock, electronic, punk and raï.-Early life:Taha was born in 1958 in Sig , Algeria, although a second source suggests he was...
. The title is a nonstandard spelling of the French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
question "Tu es qui, toi?" which might be pronounced in speech as "T'es qui, toi?" and, in the context of this song, means "Who do you think you are?" informally.
The lyrics are mainly in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
. The booklet to the CD includes full sung texts in Arabic in romanization with French and English translations.
The album features guest appearances by Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
, Christian Olivier, Kaha Beri, Julien Jacob, and Bruno Maman.
On March 5, 2011, the song "Tékitoi?" was used on Saturday Night Live in a dancing French skit called "Les Jeunes de Paris."
Track listing
- "Tékitoi?" (Who Are You?) - Duet with Christian Olivier
- "Rock el Casbah" (ArabicArabic languageArabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
cover version of Rock the CasbahRock the Casbah"Rock the Casbah" is a song by the English punk rock band The Clash in 1982. It was released as the third single from their fifth album, Combat Rock. The song reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. and, along with the track "Mustapha Dance," it also reached number eight on...
by The ClashThe ClashThe Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
) - "Lli Fat Mat!" (What Is Past Is Dead and Gone!)
- "H'asbu-Hum" (Hold Them Accountable)
- "Safi" (Pure or Enough)
- "Meftuh'" (Open)
- "Winta" (And You?) - with Kaha Beri
- "Nah'seb" (I Count)
- "Dima" (Always) - with Julien Jacob
- "Mamachi"
- "Shuf" (Look)
- "Stenna" (Wait up)
- "Ya RayahYa Rayah"Ya Rayah" is an Algerian "chaabi" song composed and performed in the 1970s by Dahmane El Harrachi . Up until the past 15 years this song was known to be Dahman El Harrachi's original song and in the Chaabi/Andalous tradition of Algiers...
" (Oh, traveller) - "Voilà Voilà" (Here It Is, Here It Is) - Spanish version
Charts
| Charts (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums Chart | 63 |