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Cheb Mami

Biography

Mohamed Khelifati (Arabic: محمد خليفاتي, romanized: Muḥammad Khalīfātī; born 11 July 1966), better known by his stage name Cheb Mami (شاب مامي, Shābb Māmī), is an Algerian raï musician and singer-songwriter. He sings and speaks in Algerian Arabic and sometimes in Eastern Arabic dialects or in French. Internationally, he is known for contributing vocals to the 1999 Sting single "Desert Rose".

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

390 releases · 75 albums · active 1988–2025

  • Performance · 711
  • Other credits · 28
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: Studio Mega · Il Palagio · Air Lyndhurst Hall · Studio Guillaume Tell

Frequent collaborators

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