Site hosted by Angelfire.com: Build your free website today!

Cheb Khaled

Music style mixing modern, western rythmes and technology with a traditional music line. Grew out of north- western Algeria, and has reached all corners of the world. The most prominent performers are now living abroad, mainly in France. The Arabic word ra'yy is the common word for 'opinion, view, notion'. More than any other form of Arab music, Raī have been the object of world attention, and performers like Khaled (formerly Cheb Khaled) and Cheb Mami are international stars, with Europe and America as their most important market.