Thursday, 18 December 2008

12. "Barra Barra" by Rachid Taha.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUbzX3izyw4

I've been informed "Barra, barra" means "(Get) out!" I spotted the song in a trailer for a game where you get points for killing anyone who doesn't look Caucasian. Make what you will of it, but it's a cool song. Arabic fascinates me.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hello Elina,

I am a huge fan of Rachid Taha. The song title means outside(barra) outside (barra).
It describe the war zone where all people died, no more building, no more light...

Euphronia said...

Hi there!

I'm not all that familiar with Rachid Taha's music in general - the other songs by him I've heard were a bit too traditional for my liking, but "Barra Barra" is brilliant.

Thanks for the info on what the song is about!