Cheb / Chaba: 

Young man / young woman. Algerian and Moroccan rai singers began using these titles in the '70s as a proud assertion of their own youth, and of their music's commitment to the concerns of youth. – Courtesy Afropop Worldwide: www.afropop.org


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