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Khaled (Musician)Khaled خالد is an Algerian ra musician from Oran. He was born Khaled Hadj Brahim in 1960 in Sidi-El-Houri, Algeria. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (Arabic for "Little Khaled") and has become probably the most internationally famous Algerian singer. The type of music he is most closely associated with is ra (pronounced like "rye"), a supremely danceable style that began in the Algerian city of Oran during the early 20th century and crossed over to wide acclaim in Europe during the 1980s. Khaled recorded his first single, "Trig Lycee" (Arabic for "The Road to School"), at age fourteen and soon became involved with the early-1980s changes in the ra sound, incorporating western instruments and studio techniques. Algerian Islamic fundamentalists were violently opposed to ra because of its sometimes irreverant tone and the fact that ra singers freely addressed taboo issues like romantic love. Fundamentalists were infuriated when the Algerian government, in the wake of a hugely popular 1985 ra festival in Oran, officially declared it to be one of the country's native music styles. In response, fundamentalists sent death threats to some ra artists and murdered at least one, Cheb Hasni. The danger forced Khaled to move to Paris in 1986 (see 1986 in music). In 1992 (see 1992 in music), after dropping "Cheb" from his name, he released his self titled album Khaled, which established his reputation as a superstar in France and among Algerian immigrants around the world. His audience has continued to expand throughout the 1990s, and has collaborated with hip hop artists. In spite of his superstar status in France and Algeria, his popularity in the US, UK and other countries has been limited to a small but devoted cult following. Discography Khaled released a number of albums on cassette in Algeria early in his career. These are not included in the discography. Studio albums Live albums Collections - 1991 Le Meilleur de Cheb Khaled
- 1992 Le Meilleur de Cheb Khaled 2
Featured in - 1992 Sahara Blue, Hector Zazou
- 1995 Duos Taratata, Various Artists
- 1995 Going Global Series Voila, Various Artists
- 1997 Live Bercy, Mylne Farmer
- 1997 Emilie Jolie, Various Artists
- 1997 Sol En Si (Solidarit Enfants Sida), Various Artists
- 1998 1 Douar, Alan Stivell
- Ensemble (Understand)
- Crimes
- 1998 Konfusion, Ketama
- 1999 L'palais de justice, Freeman
- 1999 Ida y Vuelta, Tekameli
- 1999 Amarain, Amr Diab
- 2000 Balavoine Hommages ..., Various Artists
- 2000 Rapsody, Various Artists
- 2000 XXme sicle, Les Enfoirs
- 2000 Labyrinthe, Kertra
- 2001 Big Men, Ra Meets Raggae, Various Artists
- 2002 City of Ideas (Ciudad de los Ideas), Vincente Amigo
- Eyes of the Alhamra (Ojos de la Alhambra)
- 2002 Duets, Compay Segundo
- 2004 Ra'N'B Fever, Kore & Skalp
- 2004 L'enfant du pays, Rim'K
- 2004 Save the World, Enzo Avitabile & Bottari
Soundtracks External links Khaled, Cheb Khaled, Cheb Khaled, Cheb
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