Cheba Zahouania (Arabic: الشابة الزهوانية) (also spelled Chaba), born Halima Mazzi (Arabic: حليمة مازي) (born May 15, 1959) is an Algerian singer known for raï music.
Under the name Chaba Zahouania, she became a popular singer of raï,[1] a hybrid folk-music style.
During the summer of 1987, Zahouania recorded "Beraka" ("The Shack"), with Cheb Hasni, which was considered provocative by Algerian standards, which got them attention.
In 2006, she started to sing about religious subjects after being invited to Mecca on her first pilgrimage by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Although she dislikes politics, she did join with other raï singers to create a support committee for Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2009.