N'ssi N'ssi is a studio album

Studio album

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 from Algeria

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n raï

Raï

Raï is a form of folk music that originated in Oran, Algeria from Bedouin shepherds, mixed with Spanish, French, African and Arabic musical forms, which dates back to the 1930s....

 artist Khaled

Khaled (musician)

Khaled Hadj Ibrahim , better known as Khaled, is a raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Sidi El Houari in Oran Province of Algeria...

, produced by Don Was

Don Was

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 and Philippe Eidel

Philippe Eidel

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It includes the songs "N'ssi, N'ssi," "Chebba," and "Abdel Kader

Abdel Kader (song)

Abdel Kader is an Algerian song made famous by the Algerian raï artist Khaled. It is featured on his 1993 studio album N'ssi N'ssi and gained further popularity from the live performance on the 1998 live album 1,2,3 Soleils...

," which are among Khaled's most famous, and "Alech Taadi" which was used in the film The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

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. The lyrics are in Arabic

Arabic language

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 except for a few occasional French

French language

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 words.

The album has attained gold-level certification

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 by the Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique

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In the USA, the album was released by Cohiba/Mango/Island

Island Records

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/PolyGram Records. In 2005, Universal Music licensed the album for release in the UK and USA to Wrasse Records

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Track listing

All songs written by Hadj Brahim Khaled except where noted.

1. "Serbi Serbi
   Serbi Serbi
   "Serbi Serbi" is a single from Khaled's album N'ssi N'ssi. "Serbi Serbi" means "Pour me, pour me" in Khaled's native Arabic dialect.- Version 2 :#"Serbi Serbi" #"Kebou" #"Ragda"...
   
   " – 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
   Bakhta
   "Bakhta" is a song by Khaled, released as a single in 1993, taken from his album N'ssi N'ssi. The song was written by an Algerian poet by the name of Khaldi in the 1940s.- Background :The song is described by Khaled during an interview on Star Academy....
   
   " – 5:11
8. "N'ssi N'ssi" (Hadj Brahim Khaled/Kada Mustapha) – 3:30
9. "Zine A Zine" – 4:44
10. "Abdel Kader
    Abdel Kader (song)
    Abdel Kader is an Algerian song made famous by the Algerian raï artist Khaled. It is featured on his 1993 studio album N'ssi N'ssi and gained further popularity from the live performance on the 1998 live album 1,2,3 Soleils...
    
    " – 6:08
11. "El Marsem" – 4:58