How many Cheb Mami releases are on Riffiter?

57 releases are catalogued, spanning 1983 to 2026.

What is the most recent Cheb Mami release on Riffiter?

Machi Hak 3liha, released in 2026.

Artist

Cheb Mami

Cheb Mami is a musical artist formed in 1966. 57 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

57
Releases: 1983–2026
Active years: 1966
Formed

Discography

50

Singles & EPs

7

Upcoming shows

About

Ahmed Khelifati Mohamed (Arabic: أحمد خليفاتي محمد‎‎, aḥmad khalīfātī muḥammad) better known by his stage name Cheb Mami (Arabic: شاب مامي‎‎, shābb māmī), (born in Saïda, Algeria on 11 July 1966) is an Algerian raï singer. He sings and speaks in Algerian Arabic and French. Beginnings: Cheb Mami was born in Graba-el-wed (Arabic: غربة الواد), a populous quarter of Saïda (Arabic: سعيدة), Algeria. Located 170 kilometres south of Oran, the city of Saida is on the high mesas of southwestern Algeria. Cheb Mami grew up to a family of factory workers. He began singing and playing the accordion on Saida streets and by 1980 began performing at local weddings and ceremonies. In 1982, the 16-year-old adolescent sang on the Alhan wa Chabab radio show, a singing competition organised by Radio Télevision Algérienne. He sang "El Marsam" (The Sanctuary) a classic of Oranese music from the 1920s. The audience was transfixed by the sheer emotion of his performance and by his concordant vocal intonations which captured perfectly the flavour of the song's title. The judges, who represented the government which refused to admit even the existence of raï, gave the first prize to the contestant that san…

Cheb Mami in brief

How many Cheb Mami releases are on Riffiter?: 57 releases are catalogued, spanning 1983 to 2026.
When was Cheb Mami formed?: Cheb Mami formed in 1966.
What is the most recent Cheb Mami release on Riffiter?: Machi Hak 3liha, released in 2026.