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Sting & Cheb Mami

Do you remember hit "Desert Rose" sung by Sting & Cheb Mami? You know who is Sting, but who is Cheb Mami? Cheb Mami, real name Mohamed Kélifati (born July 11, 1966, Saida, Algeria) is an Algerian-born rai singer. His vocal range covers, incredible, three octaves! Cheb Mami moved to Paris at 19 and soon crafted his musical style infusing Maghribi arabic RAI music. Cheb Mami's music was described, as "Arabic rock and roll". Cheb has been always "The Prince Of Rai", after his collaboration with Sting (song "Desert Rose", 1999) he became a world music star. The film 100% Arabica (musical comedy, Art Mattan, 2006) is now available in the United States on DVD. In this musical comedy, a North African group called Rap Oriental uses music to triumph over The film features Khaled and Cheb Mami, two real-life stars of rai music -- a combination of North African sounds and western-style rap. Directed by Mahmoud Zemmouri, the DVD is available in French, which is the original language; and in English, subtitled.



Desert rose is the colloquial name given to rosette formations of the minerals gypsum and barite with sand inclusions.


Adenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, containing a single species, Adenium obesum, also known as Sabi Star, Kudu or Desert-rose. It is native to tropical and subtropical eastern and southern Africa and Arabia.



Sting feat. Cheb Mami - Desert Rose
CD "Brand New Day" (1999)
(Words and music by Sting)

I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in vain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand

I dream of fire
Those dreams that tie two hearts that will never die
And near the flames
The shadows play in the shape of the man's desire

This desert rose
Whose shadow bears the secret promise
This desert flower
No sweet perfume that would torture you more than this

And now she turns
This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams
This fire burns
I realize that nothing's as it seems

I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in vain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand

I dream of rain
I lift my gaze to empty skies above
I close my eyes
The rare perfume is the sweet intoxication of love

I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in vain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand

Sweet desert rose
Whose shadow bears the secret promise
This desert flower
No sweet perfume that would torture you more than this

Sweet desert rose
This memory of hidden hearts and souls
This desert flower
This rare perfurme is the sweet intoxication of love

Links
Desert rose - mineral formation
Desert rose - Adenium obesum
Sting - Wikipedia
Cheb Mami - Wikipedia
Official website of Cheb Mami