Romanized spelling of شاب مامي (Cheb Mami). Cheb Mami, whose real name is Mohamed Khelifati, is an Algerian raï singer and actor, born 11 July 1966 in Saïda, Algeria. His collaboration with Sting for the track "Desert Rose" in 1999, was an international success that made his music known all over the world. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.