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Cheb Mami
Real name: Muhammad Khelifati
MUSIC EXAMPLES
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Ana Mazel (1989)
Desert Rose (2000, with Sting)
Viens Habibi (2001)
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NOTABLE STUDIO ALBUMS
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| Prince of Rai |
1989 |
| Let Me Raï |
1991 |
| Saida |
1994 |
| Douni El Bladi |
1996 |
| Meli Meli |
1999 |
| Dellali |
2001 |
| Du Sud au Nord |
2003 |
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(1966-) Algerian singer and songwriter, belonging to the Raï tradition.
He is presently the most influential of his own country, gradually winning his position on the international scene. He has come to cooperate with a few of the world's most popular artists, Sting being the most important of these.
Biography
1966: Born in Saïda, Algeria.
1982: Makes his first public appearance in a TV-competition, being enthusiastically received by the audience.
— Cheb Mami makes his first recordings. Over the next 4 years he would record 10 cassettes, all selling well on the Algerian market.
1989: Publishes Prince of Rai, his first international album.
2000: In a cooperation with Sting, Cheb Mami has an international hit with Desert Rose.
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