This tape was recorded by Khaled and given to a producer located in Oran, 6 years before Cheb Rabah's record. īut on May 13, 2016, Court of Cassation removed the charges against Khaled, when a 1982 audio tape with the song was shown. Cheb Rabah has also been compensated by Cheb Mami for plagiarizing his texts. On April 3, 2015, Khaled was convicted for plagiarism of Didi, from Angui ou Selmi, a musical composition recorded by Cheb Rabah (born Rabah Zerradine) in 1988. The music video was directed by Philippe Gautier. It also topped the singles charts in Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. "Didi" peaked at number nine in the French Singles Chart and remained on the "Top 50" chart for 20 weeks, making it the first tune sung in Arabic to chart in France.
The song was the lead single from the singer's eponymous album Khaled. The most common countries of origin are Eritrea, Somalia and increasingly, Syria.īut for Cheb Khaled, he emphasized human unity and peace “so mothers don’t cry, and youth don’t leave their homes." Didi" ( Arabic: دي دي) is a song written and performed by Algerian artist Khaled, released in 1992. More than 33,000 migrants have landed in Italy so far this year - nearly three times more than last year. He said that he was invited by an Italian singer to hold a concert of which the proceeds will go to refugees and immigrants coming to Europe.ĭue to the uprisings in the Arab region, many have risked their lives to flee to the continent. “We have nature, civilization, we have sun, love,” he said.Ĭheb Khaled, 53, has also being known for singing about his countrymen leaving to Europe in search for freedom and better economic opportunities. The spat between Algeria and Morocco was the latest between the North African neighbors, whose decades-old rivalry centers on the disputed territory annexed by Morocco in 1975 in a move that was not recognized by the international community.īut for the singer, the two North African countries have more in common. He added: “Imagine an Algerian who could go for a leisure tour to Morocco, Western Sahara, or Mauritania.” “There will be no problems ,” the Algerian rai singer and songwriter, who was also officially offered Moroccan citizenship by a royal decree issued on Aug. While the Moroccan authorities said they had acted with “firmness” with the perpetrator, they denied offering any apology to the neighboring country.Īccording to Moroccan weekly Tel Quel, the perpetrator was arrested and is due to be tried for the incident on Nov.21. Relations between Morocco and Algeria have soured when a young Moroccan tore down the Algerian flag during a demonstration over the disputed Western Sahara region in front of Algiers’ mission on Nov. “Look at Europeans - they are united, how come we Arabs in North Africa don’t make a greater united Maghreb,” he said. The artist whose latest song “ C’est la vie” was a hit in France for 2012, hailed Europeans who he described as “united.” Through love this message could be delivered,” said Cheb Khaled, who is popular both in the Arab world and internationally. “I hope art overcomes politics with its message of love.
“Art” and “love” could restore and repair what politics has ruined, Algeria’s famed singer Cheb Khaled told Al Arabiya News Channel’s Morning Show in an interview aired on Thursday.
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