Khaled (musician)

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Khaled خالد
Khaled on the cover of Ya-Rayi
Khaled on the cover of Ya-Rayi
Background information
Birth name Khaled Hadj Brahim
Also known as Cheb Khaled
Born 29 February 1960
Origin Flag of Algeria Oran, Algeria
Genre(s) Raï, Pop, Blues, Jazz
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
Years active 70s–present
Label(s) Universal Records
Website khaled-lesite.com

Khaled Hadj Brahim (born 29 February 1960), better known as Khaled (Arabic: خالد), is a raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Sidi-El-Houri in Oran Province of Algeria. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (Arabic for "Young Khaled") and has become probably the most internationally famous Algerian singer. His popularity has earned him the unofficial title "King of Raï".

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[edit] Early years

At the age of fourteen Khaled formed his first band, "Les Cinq Etoiles" (French for "The Five Stars"), and began playing at wedding parties and local cabarets. He recorded his first solo single, "Trigue Lycee" ("The Road to School"), at age fourteen and soon became involved with the early-1980s changes in the raï sound, incorporating western instruments and studio techniques.

[edit] Islamic fundamentalists' threats

Algerian Islamic fundamentalists were violently opposed to raï because of its sometimes irreverent tone and the fact that raï singers freely addressed taboo issues like romantic love, drugs, and alcohol. Fundamentalists were infuriated when the Algerian government, in the wake of a hugely popular 1985 raï festival in Oran, officially declared it to be one of the country's native music styles. In response, fundamentalists sent death threats to some raï artists. The danger forced Khaled to move to Paris in 1986 (see 1986 in music). In 1994 these threats materialized when another Raï artist, Cheb Hasni, was murdered.

[edit] International audience

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 maghrebian emigrants around the world. His audience has continued to expand throughout the 1990s, and he has collaborated with hip hop artists. In spite of his superstar status in France, his homeland Algeria and the Arab world, his popularity in the US, the UK and other countries has been limited to a small but devoted cult following.

In 1999 he was joined by Rachid Taha and Faudel in a concert at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy for a concert known as 1,2,3 Soleils which was subsequently released as a live album.

[edit] Discography

This discography does not include a number of albums released on cassette in Algeria early in his career, and several bootleg/unofficial albums.

[edit] Studio albums

[edit] Live albums

[edit] Collections

  • 1991 Le Meilleur de Cheb Khaled
  • 1992 Le Meilleur de Cheb Khaled 2
  • 2005 Forever King
  • 2005 Spirit of Rai
  • 2005 Les Annees Rai
  • 2006 Salou Ala Nabi
  • 2006 Maghreb Soul - Cheb Khaled Story 1986-1990
  • 2006 Anajit Anajit

[edit] Singles

From Kutché (1988):

  • "Chebba & Baroud" (1988)

From Khaled (1992):

From N'ssi N'ssi (1993):

From Sahra (1996):

From Kenza (1999):

From Ya-Rayi (2004):

  • "Ya-Rayi" (2004)
  • "Zine Zina" (2004)

Not released in an album:

  • La terre a tremblé (2003)

From Indigènes (Days of Glory) - Movie (2006):

  • "Ya Dzayer" (2006)
  • "El Babour" (2006)

[edit] Featured in

[edit] Soundtracks

  • 1993 Un deux trois soleil
  • 1995 Âge des possibles, L'
    • Didi
  • 1997 The Fifth Element
    • Alech Taadi (Note: This song was featured in the film, but did not appear on the official soundtrack)
  • 1999 Vila Madalena
    • El Arbi
  • 2000 Origine Contrôlée
    • Wana Wana Aamel Eih
    • Dour Biha Ya Chibani
  • 2004 De l'autre côté
  • 2006 Indigènes (Days of Glory)
    • Ya Dzayer (2 Versions)
    • Mort De Messaoud
    • Nostalgie
    • Sur la tombe
    • El Babour
  • 2007 TAXI 4
    • Benthi (feat. Melissa)

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Bibliography

  • 1998 Khaled: Derrière le sourire

[edit] Awards

Below is a chronological list of awards won by Khaled

[edit] Trivia

  • Khaled became very popular in Brazil in 1999 with his song "El Arbi", released 7 years before. The song was included in the soundtrack for the novela "Vila Madalena" (Globo TV Network).

[edit] External links

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