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About Khaled

Origin:

Decades: 1980's and 1990's

Born in Algeria but now based in France, Khaled is known as the king of rai. He was born Khaled Hadj Brahim in 1960 in Sidi-El-Houri. Along with Egyptian, Spanish and French music influences, Khaled also listened to the Beatles and James Brown as a child. After learning to sing and play accordion, he left school at age 16 to record his first single. With a blend of funk, reggae and Arabic music, Khaled soon pioneered the transformation of rai from a local style to worldwide popularity by adding a synthesize... Read More

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Comments about Khaled

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Sarahf
United StatesUs
Monday June 29 2009 09:48 PM
“ Oui Oui, Mon Cheri, I just love it! Sarahf ”
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mus_lounes
AlgeriaDz
Wednesday June 24 2009 06:52 PM
“ bakhta is the great song of khaled ”
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Thursday June 11 2009 03:14 AM
“ didi is cool ”
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mhaynes5
Miami, FlUs
Saturday May 16 2009 02:52 PM
“ What a powerful sexy voice...I am a Caribbean person but "Khaled the King "proves that music can touch one's soul even I don't understand Arabic...never get tired of listening... Marilyn Haynes Smith Miami ”
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rizaet
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Monday April 27 2009 12:44 PM
“ one of the most sensational singers of all times king of rai indeed may your songs be heard in all the corners of the world ”
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rspradeep
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Monday February 23 2009 01:30 PM
“ I still cherish his songs which I've been listening for over a decade. ”
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Trapani ItalyIt
Sunday July 27 2008 06:13 PM
“ Ho visto un suo concerto a Palermo, bravo ”
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b.hamden
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Thursday February 21 2008 05:22 PM
“ khaled le miheure ni mami ni n'inporte qui ”
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b.hamden
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Thursday February 21 2008 05:21 PM
“ tout simplement khaled le miheure ”
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b.hamden
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Thursday February 21 2008 05:20 PM
“ khaled le roi ”
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