N'ssi N'ssi

N'ssi N'ssi is a studio album from Algerian raï artist Khaled, produced by Don Was and Philippe Eidel.

N'ssi N'ssi
Studio album by
Khaled
ReleasedAugust 17, 1993
RecordedStudiomania
and Wessex Studio
GenreRaï
Length46:19
LabelBarclay/PolyGram Records (Europe)

Cohiba/Mango/Island/PolyGram Records (U.S.)
ProducerDon Was
Philippe Eidel
Khaled chronology
Khaled
(1992)		 N'ssi N'ssi
(1993)		 Sahra
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

It includes the songs "N'ssi, N'ssi," "Chebba," and "Abdel Kader," which are among Khaled's most famous, and "Alech Taadi" which was used in the film The Fifth Element.[2] The lyrics are in Arabic except for a few occasional French words.

The album has attained gold-level certification by the Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique.[3]

In the US, the album was released by Cohiba/Mango/Island/PolyGram Records. In 2005, Universal Music licensed the album for release in the UK and USA to Wrasse Records.

Track listing

All songs written by Hadj Brahim Khaled except where noted.

  1. "Serbi Serbi" – 6:18
  2. "Kebou" – 4:53
  3. "Adieu" (Hadj Brahim Khaled/Kada Mustapha) – 5:34
  4. "Chebba" (Hadj Brahmi Khaled/Safy Boutella) – 5:39
  5. "Les ailes" – 4:54
  6. "Alech Taadi" – 4:09
  7. "Bakhta" – 5:11
  8. "N'ssi N'ssi" (Hadj Brahim Khaled/Kada Mustapha) – 3:30
  9. "Zine A Zine" – 4:44
  10. "Abdel Kader" – 6:08
  11. "El Marsem" – 4:58

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Cornea, Christine (2007). Science Fiction Cinema: Between Fantasy and Reality. Rutgers University Press. p. 207. ISBN 978-0813541730. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  3. Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique gold-certified albums for the year 1995 Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
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