I feel like Gulf music combined with raï music is a formula that will really work. He has an incredible voice – he sings the kind of Gulf songs that I love. I performed in Dubai at Burj Khalifa just two weeks ago, and I got to see my good friend Hussain Al Jasmi. I have always loved Gulf music and the Gulf heritage – and I love Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the audience here. There’s a new album coming out next year, in a few months, God willing, and in it I have done my first ever Gulf raï song. Your latest album, C’est La Vie, was released in 2012. In every album of 13 or 14 songs, somehow, one seems to have a touch of magic and just spreads and becomes huge and I have no idea how – it just happens and I am just grateful. These are my special songs, the big hits that exploded all over the world. I am blessed.ĭid you expect songs such as Didi, Aicha or C'est La Vie to become international hits? We say that when a female becomes a part of your household, then light has come into the home. I have five women in my life: my wife and my four daughters. It is shameful to be sexist towards women, so I try to celebrate them in my music. You know, ever since I was a young boy, I’ve loved to sing about love and peace and tolerance – and of course, women. We caught up with Khaled to chat about his music and the F1 gig. While it’s an all Arab affair, it’s also a chance for world-music buffs to experience a range of Arabic popular music. Rounding off the night with some serious dancing will be Lebanese music producer and DJ Said Mrad, a pioneer on the Arabian electronic dance music scene, who brings his blend of Arabic pop, techno and dance-floor rhythms. Topping the bill at du Arena on Thursday, November 26, will be Cheb Khaled, internationally renowned for his ever-present grin, powerhouse vocals and catchy raï – a type of folk music that originated in his native Algeria – tunes.Īfficionados of traditional dabke music will enjoy Lebanese singer Fares Karam, while fans of Gulf pop can look forward to Emirati breakout talent Aryam, performing what will be, perhaps, her biggest gig to date. For the third year in a row, the Formula One Abu Dhabi after-race concerts will start with performances by singers from four distinct parts of the Arab world.
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