''N'ssi N'ssi'' is a

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artist Khaled, produced by

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. 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 ''

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words. The album has attained gold-level

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by the Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique.Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique gold-certified albums for the year 1995
In the US, the album was released by Cohiba/

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

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Track listing

All songs written by Hadj Brahim Khaled except where noted. # " Serbi Serbi" – 6:18 # "Kebou" – 4:53 # "Adieu" (Hadj Brahim Khaled, Kada Mustapha) – 5:34 # "Chebba" (Hadj Brahmi Khaled, Safy Boutella) – 5:39 # "Les ailes" – 4:54 # "Alech Taadi" – 4:09 # "Bakhta" – 5:11 # "N'ssi N'ssi" (Hadj Brahim Khaled, Kada Mustapha) – 3:30 # "Zine A Zine" – 4:44 # " Abdel Kader" – 6:08 # "El Marsem" – 4:58

References

{{Authority control Khaled (musician) albums 1993 albums Albums produced by Don Was Barclay (record label) albums Mango Records albums Wrasse Records albums Albums produced by Philippe Eidel