Cheb Mami

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". Quotes Honestly, the fact I've got where I am today is the result of a lot of hard graft. It's like a dream come true, a little Algerian singer coming to the United States. It's my dream to make it so rai music becomes a style of music like jazz, like rock. I'd say, without a doubt, that it's down to the latter. OK, so I've had a bit of luck along the way, I can't deny that! But I've put in a lot of hard work over the years as well. Ever since I arrived in France there hasn't been a minute when I haven't been working, rehearsing or learning something. There's only one way to maintain a successful international career and that's by plugging away and digging your furrow every day! I try to help those in need whenever I can, because I like people. And I believe that if you love your fellow man you should be prepared to share what you have with him. For me, that means sharing my life and my love as well as my money. We're sort of role models for them in a way, we showed them it was possible! And somewhere down the line I think that's been a very positive thing for the new generation – because there's a new generation out there, believe me! We've given them a dream to work towards now. External links Category:Singers from Algeria Category:1966 births Category:Living people