''Tékitoi'' is a

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released in 2004 by the

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musician Rachid Taha. The title is a nonstandard spelling of the

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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

and

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. The booklet to the CD includes full sung texts in Arabic in romanization with French and English translations. The album features guest appearances by

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, Christian Olivier, Kaha Beri, Julien Jacob, and

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. A video clip was made for "Tékitoi?" 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" (

cover version of

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) #"Lli Fat Mat!" (What Is Past Is Dead and Gone!) #"H'asbu-Hum" (Ask Them For An Explanation) #"Safi" (Pure) #"Meftuh'" (Open) #"Winta" - with Kaha Beri #"Nah'seb" (I Count) #"Dima" (Always) - with Julien Jacob #"Mamachi" #"Shuf" (Look) #"Stenna" (Wait) #" Ya Rayah" #"Voilà Voilà" (Here It Is, Here It Is) - Spanish version

Charts

Personnel

* Rachid Taha: Composer, Primary Artist * Leo Abrahams: Guitar (Bass) * Joshua Adel: Vocals * Kamilya Adli: Choir/Chorus, Vocals, Vocals (Background) * Christopher Allan: Cello * Ali Bensadoun: Gallal, Gasba, Ney, Raita * Casbah Boys: Choir/Chorus, Vocals * Duchess Nell Catchpole: Violin * Francois Delfin: Guitar, Slide Guitar * Alison Dodds: Violin * Egyptian String Ensemble: Strings * Brian Eno: Composer, Drums, Synthesizer, Vocals * Adel Eskander: Violin * Hakim Hamadouche: Banjo, Lute * Ashraf Heikal: Violin * Steve Hillage: Arranger, Audio Production, Composer, Guitar, Mixing, Producer, Programming, String Arrangements, Vocals * Julien Jacob: Guitar (Acoustic) * Hakim Kaci: Keyboards * Said Kama: String Arrangements, Violin * Yahya Mahdi: Cello, Violin * Bruno Maman: Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, String Arrangements * Anwar Mansey: Violin * Abdel Wahab Mansy: Violin * Mostafa Mansy: Cello * Nacera Mesbah: Choir/Chorus, Vocals (Background) * Mostafa Abdel Naby: Violin * Christian Olivier: Composer, Vocals * Hossam Ramzy: Percussion, String Director * Aziz Ben Salam: Flute * Dr. Maggid Serour: Qanoun, Quanun * Alex Toff: Drums * Karima Yahiaoui: Choir/Chorus, Vocals (Background) Source:

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tekitoi 2001 albums Albums produced by Steve Hillage Rachid Taha albums