Abdelhafid ad Douzi is a Moroccan pop singer better known by the mononym Douzi. His music blends chaabi, raï and traditional musical styles of the Maghreb, and many of his songs depict the realities and aspirations of the Algerian youth. He is a longtime resident of Aubagne, Marseille, France. Réda Tamni better known as Bouhnak Taliani is an Algerian raï singer and musician. He sang the song 'La Poupee Qui Fait Non' with French singer Mylene Farmer on his 1997 live album Live a Bercy.
He produces traditional music that includes instruments like congas and violins. He married Samira Diabi in 1995, with whom he has four daughters and one son. It formed in in Paris and continues to this day. His popularity has earned him the unofficial title « King of Raï ». He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled, and has become the most internationally famous Algerian singer in the Arab world and across many continents. Khaled Hadj Ibrahim, better known by his mononym Khaled, is an Algerian musician, singer and songwriter born in Oran, Algeria.
He was murdered in Hasni’s controversial lyrical content had drawn the ire of Salafist fundamentalists in Algeria and it is believed he was murdered as a result. Hasni is most well known for his love songs, but he also dealt with taboo subjects such as divorce and alcohol. He was the son of kusic welder and grew up in a working-class family where he was one of seven children. He was popular across North Africa, having reached the height of his career in the late s and early s. Cheb Hasni, born Hasni Chakroun, was an Algerian raï singer. In buchnak, Cheba Maria moved to Toulouse looking for new opportunities and musical experiences. Cheba Maria is a singer of Casablanca, Morocco. Mohamed Khelifati, better known by his stage name Cheb Mami, is an Algerian musician and singer-songwriter. Jalal El Hamdaoui 0.Īccount Options Sign in.
The 61-year-old folk singer was born in Oran. He is the author of a number of the movement’s most famous songs, including Didi, and has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide. Cheba Maria is a singer of Casablanca, Morocco. Algerian singer and multi-instrumentalist whose work in the rai subgenre of folk music has earned him the title of King of Rai. Born as the son of a welder and growing up in a working-class family. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled, and has become the most internationally famous Algerian singer in the Arab world and across many continents. Recordings by the likes of Houari Benchenet, Cheb Khaled and Cheba Zahouania are. This discography does not include a number of albums released on cassette in Algeria early in his career, and several bootleg/unofficial albums.Cheb Hasni, born Hasni Chakroun, was an Algerian raï singer. Cest La Vie is Khaleds first album after a five year break from recording during presidential elections in France and the Arab spring. Khaled tried to convey what Algerian and Moroccan immigrants suffer in Europe through the album, and thinks that this is the reason behind the albums huge commercial success. The album contains a message of tolerance, love and peace, staying away from the themes of conflict that many other artists in the Arab world explore. The latter track, which saw heavy rotation on MTV Europe and climbed to fourth on the charts in Germany, The Legendary King of Rai, Cheb Khaled is a winner of many prestigious awards, and has sold over 46 million albums worldwide including 10 diamond, platinum, and gold albums,in 2010 he performed Didi at the opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.Ĭhab Khaleds new album Cest La Vie has sold a million copies in the European market after only two months. Khaled and Don Was appeared on the The Tonight Show on February 4, 1993.
The song was also used in a Bollywood film titled Shreeman Aashiq. His most famous songs are "Didi", "Aïcha" and "C'est la vie".Ĭheb Khaled's signature song, "Didi", became extremely popular in the Arabic-speaking countries and also in several other continents, including Europe, where it entered top charts in France, Belgium and Spain, and in Asia, including India and Pakistan. His popularity has earned him the unofficial title "King of Raï". He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (Arabic for "Young Man" Khaled, as opposed to the traditionalist Sheikh elders) and has become the most internationally famous Algerian singer in the Arab world and across many continents. Khaled Hadj Ibrahim (Arabic:, born 29 February 1960), better known as Khaled, is a raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Oran in the square of Eckmühl in Algeria.