Cheb Bakr

Mohamed Khelifati (Arabic: محمد خليفاتي, romanized: Muḥammad Khalīfātī; born 11 July 1966), better known by his stage name Cheb Mami (شاب مامي, Shābb Māmī), is an Algerian raï musician and singer-songwriter. He sings and speaks in Algerian Arabic and sometimes in Eastern Arabic dialects or in French.

 He started studying music at 15, at first with the guitar, followed by the loutar after 2 or 3 years from studying guitar, the oud, the violin, and the piano and synthesizer. He studied at the High Institute of Theatrical Arts and Cultural Animation in Rabat.