Cheb Mami
The traditional music of Algeria is combined with Spanish, Moroccan, French, and Arabic influences to create the dance-inspiring sounds of "the Prince of Rai," Cheb Mami (born Khelifati Mohamed). Cheb Mami's music was described in a press release from the ARK 21 record label, as "Arabic rock & roll retaining virtues of traditional music but infused with urban urgency." Reviewing his 1999 album, Meli Meli, CMJ New Music Report wrote, "As perhaps rai's most popular vocalist, Cheb Mami is one of the leaders of the pack, turning the genre into a futuristic dance/funk hybrid with the power to pack the dancefloors of North Africa, Paris, and New York."
A native of Saida, a small village in southwest Algeria, Cheb Mami has been attracting attention with his soulful singing since his early teens. In 1971, he placed second in a talent contest organized by Ihan Wa Chabab.
Despite recording several successful cassettes in the 1980s, he made little money from their sale. Frustrated by the music industry in his homeland, he soon began to consider alternatives. Although he served a stint in the Algerian military, he relocated to Paris, France, following his discharge in 1975. With the release of his first internationally-distributed album, The Prince of Rai, in 1989, Cheb Mami reached the upper echelon of rai music. Cheb Mami has continued to take the rai tradition to new heights. Meli Meli featured a song, "Parisian du Nord," performed with rap singer K-Mel of Alliance Ethnique and a remix of the title track, which featured help from Gordon Cyrus (Neneh Cherry, Massive Attack) and Soul II Soul's Simon Law.
The new millennium was a much more pivotal time for Mami, for his collaboration with Sting on his mainstream hit, "Desert Rose," marked the first duet with a Western singer and an Eastern artist. Mami's rai background was full-fledged at last, allowing him to release Dellali (2001) without much music-industry political restraint.
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Kings of Raï Vol 1 of 2
World - Lançado por MLP em 01/01/2004
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Cheb Mami Best Of, Vol.1
World - Lançado por Mountains Music em 13/02/2023
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Milala
Miscellaneous - Lançado por Disco Maghreb em 06/07/1986
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Cheb Mami, Double Best, 29 titres originaux remasterisés
World - Lançado por MLP em 01/01/2000
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Le prince du raï
Maghreb - Lançado por MLP em 02/12/2013
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Douni El Bladi
World - Lançado por Collective em 01/01/1996
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Cheb Mami - les années raï
World - Lançado por Maghreb HITS em 15/03/2019
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Cheb Mami "Collection"
World - Lançado por Maghreb HITS em 18/03/2021
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Mama Zare
Miscellaneous - Lançado por Disco Maghreb em 05/06/1993
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Cheb Mami
World - Lançado por Maghreb HITS em 31/08/2020
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Cheb Mami - Zazar Khatri
World - Lançado por Maghreb HITS em 10/12/2021
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Cheb Mami - les années raï, Vol. 2
World - Lançado por Maghreb HITS em 12/07/2019
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Only Cheb Mami
World - Lançado por Maghreb HITS em 21/01/2020
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Anthologie
World - Lançado por Maghreb HITS em 26/03/2018
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Cheb Mami, Douni L'bladi
World - Lançado por MLP em 01/01/2000
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Everlasting
Herbert Grönemeyer, Cheb Mami, George Dalaras
Germany - Lançado por Emi em 15/06/2004
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Des 2 Côtés (Radio Edit)
Pop - Lançado por Collective em 21/11/2003
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Non C'sera Non
World - Lançado por Collective em 08/09/2006
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SHAB EL BAROUD (Live)
Miscellaneous - Lançado por Three Camels em 24/05/1986
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