Down Beat (11/01, p.68) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Faudel is one of the stars of rai, which has modernized the chants of rural Algeria....he embraces French accordion and Cuban mambo, as well as hip hop..."
Mojo (Publisher) (2/03, p.87) - "...The guy can really sing..."
Personnel includes: Faudel (vocals); Christian Brun, Steve Stevens (guitar); Farhat Bouallagui, Djamel Benvelles (violin); Angel Torres (baritone saxophone); Raphy Torres (trombone); Luis Mari (piano); Philippe Saisse (keyboards); Jean Wellers (acoustic bass); Stephane Castry (electric bass) David Fall (drums); Denis Benarrosh (percussion).
Engineers: Goh Hotoda, Serge Veneruso, Jean Marie Parras.
Principally recorded at Davout and Antenna Studios, Paris, France.