King of Algerian Rai music, “Cheb Khaled” has been granted Moroccan citizenship, Moroccan media reported on Thursday. Khaled Hadj Ibrahim, known internationally by his nickname “Cheb Khaled,” was ...

Algerian musician Cheb Khaled began recording in his early teens, shooting to fame in 1992 with hit song ‘Didi’. Since then he’s gone on to become something of a household name, winning multiple ...

Entertainment hasalways been a key component of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and this year's star-studded event will be delivering a concert line-up fit for the occasion. The Yasalam After-Race concert ...

Raucous, expressive and revolutionary: Algeria's Rai music took its place on the United Nations' list of intangible cultural heritage on Thursday. "New inscription on the #IntangibleHeritage List: Rai ...

The recent death of French Algerian superstar Rachid Taha brought to mind the musical genre called raï, so I decided to feature it this week by highlighting a few raï artists.… It’s not hard to ...