Cheb Mami

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Cheb Mami made his first official public appearance at the First Oran Raï Festival in 1985, which marked the official recognition of the genre by the Algerian authorities. Before that, he had released cassettes through the Oran label. Every cassette sold between 100.000 and 500.000 copies.

As well as recording many straight raï songs, Cheb Mami has achieved crossover success with the hip-hop remix of his track

Parisien Du Nord on his album Meli Meli and also with the backing vocals on Sting’s hit Desert Rose.

Cheb Mami’s most famous work is “Desert Rose”, a duet with Sting. It went rocketing to the top of singles charts around the world, fulfilling Mami’s long-held dream of internationalising Raï sounds.

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vepmaster wrote:
16 days ago

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profuse wrote:
November 2009

Amazing artist.

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mayou2 wrote:
September 2009

Cheb Mami.J'aime, mais bien longtemps que j'ai écouté ..

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eBay2 wrote:
July 2009

es ist wunderbar......sehr gut..

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norz wrote:
July 2009

Cheb Mami condamné à cinq ans de prison pour tentative d'avortement forcé: http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2009/07/03/cheb-mami-condamne-a-cinq-ans-de-prison-ferme_1214946_3224.html Ces gens sont abjects... http://chroniquesjudiciaires.blogs.nouvelobs.com/archive/2009/07/02/proces-de-cheb-mami-une-bien-sordide-affaire.html

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solid snake wrote:
May 2009

Il va aller en prison pour violences conjugales et agressions.

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pollepet wrote:
May 2009

I love these melodies sung by this grest vocalist. Thank you Cheb for showing me another world of musical expression.

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TowerFestival wrote:
April 2009

As part of the TOWER FESTIVAL, WOMAD Presents World Music at the Tower will take place over the weekend of 19th – 20th September at the historic and prestigious TOWER OF LONDON. WOMAD PRESENTS is a series of performances from artists woven together from all over the world. Saturday 19th is headlined by legendary artist Khaled. The ubiquitous Womad flags and workshops will also be a feature of the weekend. Other special guests for the Saturday and Sunday shows are to be announced shortly. Doors 3.30pm. Weekend tickets available. For more details go to www.towerfestival.com / 0844 847 2519

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aegean20 wrote:
March 2009

very beautiful voice...

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dRjB7-23 wrote:
March 2009

Amazing

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habebe wrote:
January 2009

This man has changed my listening habits - I love Rai - -and to watch Mami in action is pure joy. But I found about him too late to see him in concert for real. I heard that despite everything he has a new cd coming this year. Please let this be true. Anyone know how I can get hold of a DVD of his Grand Rex 2004 concert for region2? I can only find region 1.

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derb85 wrote:
December 2008

many thanks from a white-bred Australia who's never been anywhere near that side of the world. i love the sound of Rai.

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keltoum2403 wrote:
December 2008

un big up à tous les copains de saida qui ont fait SBA

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simbad38 wrote:
December 2008

good sounds !

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breakingthrunow wrote:
November 2008

What a career. I remember the humble beginnings. Much love & respect.

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AbOD7 wrote:
November 2008

Yom wra Yom , best song with samira s3eed =P

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ahlanbik wrote:
October 2008

bon RAY avec un jeune talent une merveilleuse musique algeroccident tres bien bravo...

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SaphiraMajka wrote:
October 2008

Khaleni Maak ;)

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thenappyaziz wrote:
August 2008

download youm wara youm ma3nfaudluck,

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simmmy wrote:
August 2008

mashallah, I love love love his music!!! keep it up!!!

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