Gedida
Gedida | ||||
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Studio album by Natacha Atlas | ||||
Released | March 9, 1999 | |||
Genre | Electronica, World music | |||
Label | Mantra | |||
Producer | Transglobal Underground, David Arnold[1] | |||
Natacha Atlas chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | A−[4] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork Media | 6.4/10[3] |
Gedida (Arabic: جديدة , English: New) is the third album by Belgian singer Natacha Atlas.[6][7] It was released by Mantra Records in 1999.[5] In the Middle East, the album was released under the title Guzouri, with an alternate track listing.
The album sold around 40,000 copies in France, where "Mon amie la rose" was a top 20 hit.[8]
Critical reception
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "a confident mix of traditional Arabic and contemporary Western dance influences, seamlessly blended together."[5] The Village Voice wrote that though Atlas "pulls styles in from everywhere—reggae bass, British dance beats, European orchestrations—the music is held together by her singing, which is Arab to its core."[9] CMJ New Music Monthly called Atlas's voice "limber and evocative."[10]
Track listing
- "Mon amie la rose" - 4:47
- "Aqaba" - 4:37
- "Mistaneek" - 4:15[1]
- "Bahlam" - 4:32
- "Ezzay" - 5:18
- "Bastet" - 6:17
- "The Righteous Path" - 6:48
- "Mahlabeya" - 3:29
- "Bilaadi" - 6:18
- "Kifaya" - 8:59
- "One Brief Moment" - 5:27
Middle Eastern edition
- "Aqaba" - 4:37
- "Mistaneek" - 4:15
- "Bahlam" - 4:32
- "Ezzay" - 5:18
- "Kifaya" - 8:59
- "Mon amie la rose" - 4:46
- "Bilaadi" - 5:49
- "One Brief Moment" - 5:30
- "Feres" - 7:37
- Notes
- 1 ^ The song was retitled "Mistaneek (Je T'attends)" and featured Sawt El Atlas when the album was reissued in 1999.
Charts
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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French Albums Chart[11] | 19 |
Norwegian Albums Chart[12] | 37 |
References
- ^ "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 20, 1999 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Gedida - Natacha Atlas | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Natacha Atlas: Gedida: Pitchfork Review". October 6, 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-10-06.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Gedida". Robert Christgau.
- ^ a b c Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 295.
- ^ "Natacha Atlas | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Natacha Atlas". The Independent. October 22, 2011.
- ^ "There's Geri, Ronaldo... and me". the Guardian. June 3, 2001.
- ^ "Wail Like an Egyptian". The Village Voice. May 11, 1999.
- ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (Apr 1999): 34.
- ^ "Discographie Natacha Atlas". LesCharts.com. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ "Discography Natacha Atlas". NorwegianCharts.com. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
External links
- Official website
- v
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- Diaspora
- Halim
- Gedida
- Ayeshteni
- Foretold in the Language of Dreams
- Something Dangerous
- Mish Maoul
- Ana Hina
- Mounqaliba
- Myriad Road
- Strange Days
- The Remix Collection
- The Best of Natacha Atlas
- "Dub Yalil"
- "Leysh Nat' Arak"
- "Duden"
- "Yalla Chant"
- "Amulet"
- "L'Égyptienne"
- "Mon amie la rose"
- "Mistaneek"
- "One Brief Moment"
- "I Put a Spell on You"
- "Ne me quitte pas"
- "Quand je ferme les yeux"
- "Man's World"