Khaled Hadj Ibrahim

Popularly referred to as ‘Khaled’, the Algerian singer and songwriter is the most famous rai singer in the world. His style of music, rai, is a special genre of folk music which intermixes French, Spanish, Arabic and African musical influences. Found mainstream success in France, where his singles “Aicha” and “Didi” topped the charts. Remains one of Africa’s bestselling artists of all time- has reportedly sold over 20 million albums.

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