Liberté (album)

Liberté
Studio album by Khaled
Released March 30, 2009
Genre Raï
Length 73:43
Label Wrasse Records, AZ Records
Producer Martin Meissonnier
Khaled chronology

Best Of Khaled
(2007)		 Liberté
(2009)		 C'est la vie
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
The Guardian [2]
The Daily Telegraph [3]

Liberté is a 2009 studio album by Khaled. The album is Khaled's first studio album to feature original material following a five-year hiatus.[4] The album marks a shift to a more acoustic Raï orientated sound.[5] However, in contrast to his previous work, the album incorporates elements of Gnawa music,[6] as seen on the track "Gnaoui.[7] It also features Egyptian string performances recorded in Cairo.[5][8] The album was recorded in the studio under live conditions to replicate the energy of his live performances.[5][6]

The meaning of the title track "Liberté" has been described by the artist as the attainment of freedom at the cost of ones innocence.[8] Khaled describes "Sidi Rabbi" as a prayer for repentance for any pain he has caused to his parents.[8] The album features two covers two songs by the Algerian artist Blaoui Houari; "Zabana" and "Papa".[6] Zabana is a tribute to Ahmed Zabana, the first man to be executed by the French in Oran during the Algerian revolution,[6][8] whereas "Papa" is a tribute to the memory of his father."Papa" is a song's written by a French talented musician :Philippe Gouadin[6]

The Guardian, Friday 8 May 2009, in reviewing the CD, commenced with the comment that "Khaled, the "king of Rai", became a celebrity across Europe and the Middle East in the early 1990s, provoking scenes worthy of Beatlemania..." and noted that the new CD continued his "growing interest in acoustic styles".[7]

On November 21, 2009, Khaled performed tracks from the album at the MGM Grand Las Vegas.[8]

Track listing

  1. "Hiya Ansadou (Intro)" - 1:23
  2. "Hiya Ansadou" - 4:49
  3. "Raikoum (Intro)" - 1:20
  4. "Raikoum" - 4:50
  5. "Ya Bouya Kirani" - 6:23
  6. "Gnaoui" - 5:39
  7. "Zabana" - 8:19
  8. "Liberté (Intro)" - 2:41
  9. "Liberté" - 4:33
  10. "Ghadni Soghri"
  11. "Sidi Rabbi" - 5:35
  12. "Yamina (Intro)" - 2:27
  13. "Yamina" - 4:20
  14. "Papa" - 5:24
  15. "Maghboune" -
  16. "Mimoune (Intro)" - 1:12
  17. "Mimoune" - 4:54

The booklet of the French release on AZ contains French translations, but not the Arabic sung texts.

References

  1. ↑ "Allmusic review".
  2. ↑ Denselow, Robin (8 May 2009). "The Guardian review". London.
  3. ↑ Hudson, Mark (29 May 2009). "The Daily Telegraph review". London.
  4. ↑ Album review by "The Daily Telegraph" newspaper Accessed 11 July 2010
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Khaled's biography at RFI music Accessed 11 July 2010
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Album information at Mondomix Accessed 11 July 2010
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Album review by "The Guardian" newspaper
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Article at Spinner Music Accessed 11 July 2010

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