Khaled is the poster boy for the modern form of Algerian desert blues known as Ra�. Certainly he�s been its most successful modern exponent, the first to find success on the international stage. Born Khalidu Hajji Brahim in Oran, the traditional center of Ra�, he was attracted to music from an early age, especially to Ra�, which was seen at the time of the music of outcasts, drunks, and prostitu