Cheb Mami’s name may not be on the tip of your tongue, but odds are his music is. Over the past decade, this Algerian native has skyrocketed to the top of the world’s Arabic rai (pronounced ...

It does not matter if you are in your bedroom, squeezed on a crowded bus, walking through the streets, or sitting on a tiny ...

PARIS - When Cheb Mami started singing as a boy in Algeria, rai music was banned from the radio because of its irreverent lyrics about desire, politics and the problems of everyday life. So Mami ...

Rai, whose biggest stars include Cheb Khaled and Cheb Mami, emerged in the closing decades of French colonial rule in Algeria, confronting social taboos and dealing with themes such as love ...

Cheb Mami, Lebanese artistes to perform tonight The Dubai Tennis Stadium will rock to the sound of rai and Arabic music tonight as Algerian star Cheb Mami headlines the Club Nokia Desert Rhythms ...

Cheb Mami, whose real name is Mohammed Khalifati, was found guilty at a trial in Bobigny, a Parisian suburb. He had denied the charges, telling the court that he had been "manipulated" by his ...

Rai (pronounced "rye") is the name given to the popular music that dominates Algeria's streets and nightclubs and that is present among immigrant communities throughout America. In its original ...

Algerian vocalist Cheb Mami will kick off a rare, and brief, U.S. tour July 11 in Washington, D.C. The <I>Rai</I>artist, who gained substantial international recognition for his hit duet with ...

Cheb Khaled, seen in this 2000 picture, is one of the biggest stars of Algeria s Rai music which has made it onto UNESCO s Intangible Cultural Heritage AFP ...

Mohamed Khelifati (Arabic: محمد خليفاتي, Muḥammad Khalīfātī; born 11 July 1966), better known by his stage name Cheb Mami (Arabic: شاب ...

Khalifati, 45, is credited with popularising Algerian Rai music. His lawyer, Khaled Lasbeur, said his client was "mad with joy" at news he was to be paroled from his prison in Melun, near Paris.