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2004 studio album by Rachid Taha From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tékitoi is a studio album released in 2004 by the Algerian 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?" (IPA: [te ki twa]) and, in the context of this song, means "Who do you think you are?" informally.
| Tékitoi | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 21 September 2004 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 72:48 | |||
| Label | Barclay, Universal | |||
| Producer | Steve Hillage | |||
| Rachid Taha chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  link |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.8/10) link |
| PopMatters | (9/10) link |
| Robert Christgau | A−[1] |
The lyrics are mainly in French and Arabic. The booklet to the CD[2] 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.
A video clip was made for "Tékitoi?"[3]
On March 5, 2011, the song "Tékitoi?" was used on Saturday Night Live in a dancing French skit called "Les Jeunes de Paris."[4]
| Charts (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums Chart | 63[5] |
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