N'ssi N'ssi | ||||
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Studio album by Khaled | ||||
Released | August 17, 1993 | |||
Recorded | Studiomania and Wessex Studio |
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Genre | Raï | |||
Length | 46:19 | |||
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Barclay/PolyGram Records (Europe) Cohiba/Mango/Island/PolyGram Records (U.S.) |
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Producer |
Don Was Philippe Eidel |
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N'ssi N'ssi is a studio album from Algerian raï artist Khaled, produced by Don Was and Philippe Eidel.
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. 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.
In the USA, 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.
All songs written by Hadj Brahim Khaled except where noted.