Khelifi Ahmed (in Arabic خليفي أحمد) (Biskra, Algeria, 1921 – 18 March 2012) was an Algerian singer and master of Algerian Bedouin songs.
He was born as Ahmed Al-Abbas Benaissa (in Arabic أحمد العباس بن عيسى) at Sidi Khaled, a small town near Biskra (Algeria) and his parents were farmers. He studied at the Koranic school and sang in the Rahmania brotherhood religious choir. His maternal uncle El Hadj Benkhelifa encouraged him to sing of traditional Sahara songs... meer