2009-07-09

Cheb Mami :: Bledi

Watch the video & listen to Cheb Mami - Bledi. Bledi appears on the album Sa-da / Meli Meli. Cheb Mami made his first official public appearance at the First Oran Ra- Festival in 1985, which marked the official recognition of the genre by the Algerian authorities. Before that, he had released cassettes through the Oran label. Every cassette sold between 100.000 and 500.000 copies. As well as recording many straight ra- songs, Cheb Mami has achieved crossover success with the hip-hop remix of his track Parisien du Nord on his album Meli Meli and also with the backing vocals on Sting’s hit Desert Rose. Cheb Mami’s most famous work is "Desert Rose", a duet with Sting....