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Cheb Mami شاب مامي | |
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Birth name | Mohamed Khelifati محمد خليفاتي |
Born | Saïda, Algeria | 11 July 1966
Genres | Raï[1] |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1982–present |
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Mohamed Khelifati (Arabic: محمد خليفاتي, Muḥammad Khalīfātī; born 11 July 1966), better known by his stage name Cheb Mami (Arabic: شاب مامي, shābb māmī), is an Algerian musician and singer-songwriter. He sings and speaks in Algerian Arabic and sometimes in French or Eastern Arabic dialects. Internationally, he is known for contributing vocals to the 1999 Sting single "Desert Rose".