Carte De Séjour ‎– Rhorhomanie

Carte de Séjour was a French band composed of Rachid Taha (Voice), Mohamed Amini (Guitar), Moktar Amini (Basse), and Jérôme Savy (Lead Guitar).

Carte de Séjour was founded in 1980 by Rachid Taha, Djamel Dif, Mokhtar Amini, Mohamed Amini and Éric Vaquer (guitar). Jérôme Savy, former guitarist of the French garage rock band Arsenic, replaced Vaquer some time later. The band's name was a reference to the citizenship card carried by French immigrants.

After a major concert at the Palais des sports and performance at Place de la Bastille during the Marche des beurs, the band gained prominence with their rendition of Charles Trenet's "Douce France". Carte de Séjour's cover of the well-known song played an important role in raising questions about the status of the Beurs and other descendants of postcolonial immigrants in France, as well as the struggle against mounting right-wing and racist policies of Front national in France.

The group included in its repertoire pop, rock, punk rock, traditional Arab music and gnawa music.
The band split in 1990, after personnel changes and internal strife. Rachid Taha established a solo career and was considered one of the major singers of raï.

The album "Rhorhomanie" was released in 1984.


Tracklist:

A1 Rhorhomanie
A2 Chems We Nejma
A3 Zamana
A4 Nar
A5 Desole
B1 Ouadou
B2 Bleu De Marseille
B3 Habibi
B4 Sounefir
B5 Mirage


Carte De Séjour ‎– Rhorhomanie
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