Diwan 2

{{Short description|2006 studio album by Rachid Taha}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Diwân 2

| type = studio

| artist = Rachid Taha

| cover = Diwan2RachidTaha.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2006|10|16|df=yes}}
{{Start date|2006|10|23|df=yes}} (UK)

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Raï

| length =

| label = Wrasse, Barclay, Universal

| producer = Steve Hillage

| prev_title = Tékitoi

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = The Definitive Collection

| next_year = 2007

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Diwân 2

| type = album

| single1 = Écoute Moi Camarade

| single1date = 2006{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.universalmusic.fr/artiste/rachid--taha/album/00602498416228=ecoute-moi-camarade/ "Artist: Rachid Taha - Écoute-Moi Camarade"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107052220/http://www.universalmusic.fr/artiste/rachid--taha/album/00602498416228%3Decoute-moi-camarade/ |date=November 7, 2009 }}. Universal Music France. Retrieved 23 December 2008.

| single2 = Agatha

| single2date = 19 March 2007[https://music.apple.com/gb/album/316441124 "Agatha - Single"]. iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}Greenberg, Adam. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r859838/review|pure_url=yes}} "Diwan 2 > Review"]. Allmusic. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

|rev2 = The Daily Telegraph

|rev2score = (positive)[https://archive.today/20130421072559/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3656027/Pop-CDs-of-the-week-Robbie-Williams,-John-Legend,-The-Ordinary-Boys-and-more....html "Pop CDs of the week: Robbie Williams, John Legend, The Ordinary Boys and more..."]. The Daily Telegraph. 21 October 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

|rev3 = The Guardian

|rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}

|rev4 = Fly: Global Music Culture

|rev4score = (positive)Rafferty, Damian. [http://www.flyglobalmusic.com/fly/archives/africamiddle_east_reviews/rachid_taha_diwn_2.html "Africa/Middle East Reviews: Rachid Taha - Diwan 2"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121050001/http://www.flyglobalmusic.com/fly/archives/africamiddle_east_reviews/rachid_taha_diwn_2.html |date=November 21, 2008 }}. FlyGlobalMusic.com. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

|rev5 = The Independent

|rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}Gill, Andy. [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-rachid-taha--none-onestar-twostar-threestar-fourstar-fivestar-420763.html "Album: Rachid Taha"]. The Independent. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2009.

|rev6 = MSN Music (Consumer Guide)

|rev6score = AChristgau, Robert (December 24, 2010). [https://web.archive.org/web/20130913190521/http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=44bde22d-ae56-4a0a-9680-19aab81a9076 Consumer Guide: Diwan 2]. MSN Music. Retrieved on 2010-12-26.

|rev7 = Pitchfork

|rev7score = 7.2/10Klein, Joshua. [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9763-diwan-2/ Review: Diwan 2]. Pitchfork Media. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2010

}}

Diwân 2 is the seventh studio album by French–Algerian Raï singer Rachid Taha. It was released by Wrasse Records on 16 October 2006. The album is a follow-up to Diwân (1998) and primarily features cover versions of songs recorded by Blaoui Houari and Mohamed Mazouni.Denselow, Robin. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/oct/13/worldmusic.shopping1 "CD: Rachid Taha, Diwan 2"]. The Guardian. 13 October 2006. 21 December 2008.

The album features the Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy and the Cairo String Ensemble.

A video clip was made for "Écoute Moi Camarade".{{cite web| last= |first=|title =Écoute Moi Camarade (Official Video Clip)|date =2006 | url=http://www.universalmusic.fr/rachid-taha/video-clip/rachid-taha-ecoute-moi-camarade/ |publisher=Universal Music/Barclay| accessdate=8 November 2014}}