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In Focus: Khaled

Algiers, 05.04.24

The undisputed King of Raï music, an Algerian national hero, and an ambassador for Arabic music around the world, it's difficult to understate Khaled's impact on contemporary North African popular culture.

One of the first non-Western artists to find substantial commercial success during the first wave of "world music"'s popularity in Europe, Khaled's 1992 single "Didi" entered the charts in France, Belgium and Spain, as well as in East Asia and India. His popularity was partly due to his knack for hybridising traditional Arabic melodies and song structures with soul, reggae, and rock music.

Tracklist

  • 0:00:30
    Cheb Khaled* & Safy Boutella 
    Kutché
  • 0:06:17
    Khaled 
    Mauvais Sang
  • 0:13:08
    Cheb Khaled
    Ki Kounti Ki Weliti
  • Khaled, Khaled Hadj Brahim, Khaled Hadj Brahim, Edition Africa
    Ana Melit
  • Khaled 
    Raba-Raba
  • Cheb Khaled 
    Malha
  • Khaled, Khaled Hadj Brahim, Khaled Hadj Brahim, Edition Africa
    Ditha Serieuse
  • Wallou Wallou
    Cheb Khaled-Playlist
  • Bakhta
    Cheb Khaled Playlist
  • Zine A Zine
    Cheb Khaled Playlist
  • Khaled 
    Aïcha
  • Cheb Khaled 
    Oran/Marseille
  • Khaled 
    Ne M'En Voulez Pas
  • Khaled 
    El Arbi
  • Cheb Khaled
    Les Ailes
  • Sahra
    Chebkhaled Playlist
  • Cheb Khaled 
    Sratli
  • N'ssi N'ssi
    Cheb Khaled Playlist
  • Cheb Khaled
    Didi
  • Khaled 
    Harai Harai
  • Khaled
    مكان علاه نترانجوا
  • Cheb Khaled
    Mektoubi
  • Cheb Khaled
    Wach Jabek
  • Cheb Khaled, Nieznany, Feddal
    Hada Raykoum
  • Khaled, Khaled Hadj Brahim, Khaled Hadj Brahim, Edition Africa
    Ditha Serieuse
  • Khaled 
    Wahrane