I have a taste for Khaleeji (Gulf) music, for Egyptian music, for Tunisian, for Moroccan music," says Khaled enthusiastically. "I like hip-hop, rap, reggae. I recorded a song at Bob Marley's studios in Jamaica. The music that had been restricted to my country, Raï music, broke down barriers in Europe. It's now married to all types of music, even rock and roll. It has no race.