Cheb Mami

On April 3, 2026, Cheb Mami takes the stage at Le Dôme in Marseille. A leading figure of Oran raï, he has shaped an urban sound where traditional melodies meet pop arrangements and touches of funk. His clear, highly ornamented voice carries songs about love, exile and everyday life, sung in dialectal Arabic and sometimes interwoven with French.

On stage he revisits his landmark albums — Du Sud au Nord, Saida, Meli Meli, Dellali — linking hits and more intimate tracks with a sense of rhythm designed for live performance. You can hear the same danceable momentum from his early years in Oran as from his time in Paris, and the way he slips raï between ballads and edgier grooves. His career has also crossed into international pop, from “Desert Rose” to more recent collaborations, without losing the thread of a raï rooted in the here and now.

At Le Dôme, this set offers a broad panorama of his repertoire, balancing contemporary pulses and Maghrebi heritage, a return to the essentials of Cheb Mami in Marseille.