Mesk Elil is the third album of Souad Massi

Souad Massi

Souad Massi , born August 23, 1972, is an Algerian singer, songwriter and guitarist. She began her career performing in the Kabyle political rock band Atakor, before leaving the country following a series of death threats...

, the Algerian-born, Paris-based singer-songwriter, following her 2004 album "Deb". Mauritanian vocalist Daby Touré, Pascal Danaë, a French-born musician of Caribbean ancestry and Mino Cinelu

Mino Cinelu

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 on percussion are a few of the artists appearing on the recording.

Release date: November 1, 2005.

Label: AZ Records (Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group

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UK distributor: Wrasse Records

Wrasse Records

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The album peaked only at #56 on the French albums chart, but remained on the chart for almost ten months.

Track listings

1. Mesk Elil
2. Kilyoum
3. Ilham
4. Khalouni
5. Denia Wezmen
6. Tell Me Why
7. Miwawa
8. Dar Djedi
9. Malou
10. Hagda

The French release booklet, 9837339, contains French translations only, but no Arabic sung texts.