Word: rachid
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...next few months there will be a flood of neo-soul releases. Maxwell's quietly mesmerizing second CD, Embrya, is out this week; D'Angelo's second release, Voodoo, is due out this fall; and neo-soulman Rachid's assured debut, Prototype, recently arrived in stores. Tony Rich and Des'ree also have CDs due out soon, and Seal--a veteran who could be considered the godfather of neo-soul--is coming out with an album this September. Lastly, Lauryn Hill, a singer-rapper-songwriter with the hip-hop trio the Fugees, is releasing in August her solo debut...
...newest soul-rockers are women. Rachid's compelling debut, Prototype (Universal), due out later this year, draws on soul, drum and bass, and even throws in a little bit of punk rock. No doubt he too will initially have some radio programmers scratching their heads as they try to figure out where he fits in. The answer: Great music fits in anywhere...
...Last December, British police raided the London residence of an Algerian named Rachid Ramda and found communications from the Armed Islamic Group, an Algerian organization suspected in seven bombings in France that killed seven and wounded 180 last year. The police also discovered records of wire-fund transfers and traced them to bin Laden's headquarters in Khartoum...