Diwân is a studio album released in 1998 by Franco-Algerian raï artist Rachid Taha. In contrast to his earlier releases, Diwân contains less rock and punk music, and features more traditional Arabic instruments. Many of the songs are about the founding fathers of raï music, and the lyrics are in Arabic and French. A video clip was made for "Ida". Track listing Charts Personnel Rachid Taha - vocals Amina Alaoui - vocals Steve Hillage - engineer, guitar, mixing, producer, programming Kaseeme Jalanne - oud Nabil Khalidi - banjo, oud, percussion, backing vocals Bob Loveday - strings Pete Macgowan - strings Hossam Ramzy - percussion Geoffrey Richardson - strings Aziz Ben Salem - flute Source: References External links Official website 1998 albums Albums produced by Steve Hillage Rachid Taha albums Barclay (record label) albums