Cheb Khaled

Khaled Hadj Ibrahim (Arabic: خالد حاج ابراهيم‎, born 29 February 1960), better known as Khaled, is an Algerian raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Sidi El Houari in Oran Province of Algeria. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (Arabic for "Young Man" Khaled, as opposed to the traditionalist Sheikh elders) and has become the most internationally famous Algerian singer in the Arab world and across many continents. His popularity has earned him the unofficial title "King of Raï". In the 90's and beyond, Cheb Khaled changed his performance name to Khaled.
==Links To Peel==
In the 1980s, Peel regularly played Arabic music, especially Raï, a type of folk music that originated in Algeria and became more widely known through its popularity with North African immigrant communities in France. One of the most popular Raï artists is Cheb Khaled, whose music was featured by Peel in the 1980s and by Andy Kershaw in later decades, with the singer doing a session for Kershaw in 1992.. 
However, by the end of the 80's, Peel seemed to have lost interest in Khaled's music: a contributory factor to this may well have been Khaled's musical transition to a poppier sound, which ultimately led to him obtaining success in parts of Europe, especially France, with hits such as Didi, Aicha and C'est la vie. His 1996 album Sahra included tracks in various styles, some recorded in Jamaica with reggae musicians. Although Peel ignored it, Andy Kershaw remained loyal to Khaled (who by now had dropped the "Cheb" from his stage name), the last track by him featured in a Kershaw show is in a playlist from June 2007. 
==Shows Played ==
(Information on this page has been compiled only from the database of this site and Lorcan's Tracklistings Archive. Please add more information if known.)
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*21 October 1986: Hada Raykoum (LP - Hada Raykoum) Triple Earth (Kershaw sitting in for Peel)
*22 October 1986:  Kari Fik Lamene (LP - Hada Raykoum) Triple Earth (Kershaw sitting in for Peel)
*28 October 1986: Hadak Aachki Le Oul (LP - Hada Raykoum) Triple Earth (Kershaw sitting in for Peel)
*17 November 1986: Maskhiti Ma Chefiti (album - Hada Raykoum) Triple Earth 
*18 December 1986 (Andy Kershaw): Hadak Aachki Le Oul (LP - Hada Raykoum) Triple Earth 
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Site
Category:Artists