Mesk Elil is the third album of Souad Massi, 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 on percussion are a few of the artists appearing on the recording.
Release date: November 1, 2005.
Label: AZ Records (Universal Music Group). UK distributor: Wrasse Records
The album peaked only at #56 on the French albums chart, but remained on the chart for almost ten months.[1]
The French release booklet, 9837339, contains French translations only, but no Arabic sung texts.