Person · Male
Cheb Mami
- From
- Algeria
- Since
- 1966–present
- Releases
- 20
- rock
About
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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Also known as
Ahmed Khelifati Mohamed · أحمد خليفاتي محمد · شاب مامي
Tags
- algeria
- arabic
- rai
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 634ef2ec-ffe2-4846-ba68-156f852bf5cb
- ISNI
- 0000000055151851
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.