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Track listing

Note: Tracks 12–14 are bonus tracks in some editions of the album.

Personnel

All information from album liner notes. * Ibrahim Ag Alhabib – lead vocals and lead guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10) * Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni – lead vocals and lead guitar (tracks 2, 6, 8), backing vocals (all other tracks) * Alhassane Ag Touhami – lead vocals and lead guitar (track 11), backing vocals (all other tracks) * Eyadou Ag Leche – bass (all tracks), lead vocals and lead guitar (track 1), guitar (track 11), backing vocals (all tracks) * Elaga Ag Hamid – guitar (all tracks), backing vocals (all tracks) * Said Ag Ayad – percussion (all tracks), backing vocals (all tracks) * Amar Chaoui – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10) * Toulout Kiki – backing vocals (tracks 2, 10) *

– guitar (tracks 1,4) *

– fiddle (track 8), pedal steel guitar (tracks 1, 7, 9) *

– guitar (track 10) *

– vocals (track 1)

References

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