Princesses Nubiennes

Princesses Nubiennes is the debut studio album by Afro-French music duo Les Nubians. It was released in September 1998 by OmTown Records.

Princess Nubiennes
Studio album by Les Nubians
Released	September 22, 1998
Genre	R&B neo soul hip hop
Length	59:18
Label	OmTown Higher Octave Virgin
Producer	Dan Selene (exec.) Matt Marshall (exec.) Les Nubians (tracks 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14) Mounir Belkhir (track 1, 4, 5, 9) Lee Hamblin (tracks 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 15)

Critical reception

Considered by many to be their best work to date, Les Nubians released their debut album in 1999 to wide fanfare. Writing for Time that year, Christopher John Farley said of this album that it "blends smooth jazz, soft pop and warm R&B with a dash of dance in hip-hop" and that the album had an "emotional generosity and a spiritual depth" that came through on every track.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Célia Faussart and Hélène Faussart except as noted.

1. De-main (Jazz) 3:50
2. Les Portes du Souvenir 4:58
3. Abbeylude (Interlude) (Mounir Belkhir, Faussart, Faussart) 0:28
4. Makeda (Mounir Belkhir, Faussart, Faussart) 4:53
5. Sourire (Mounir Belkhir, Faussart, Faussart) 2:36
6. Princess Nubienne (Souleymane Diamanka, Faussart, Faussart) 5:19
7. Tabou f. Casey (Sade Adu, Martin Ditcham) 4:28
8. Mystic (Interlude) 0:22
9. Embrasse-Moi (Mounir Belkhir, Princess Erika) 4:38
10. Sugar Cane (unknown) 4:36
11. Bebela 4:46
12. Si Je T'Avais Écouté 4:14
13. Hymne Nubien (Interlude) 1:11
14. Voyager 4:27
15. Désolée 8:32

References

Farley, Christopher John. "Album Review: Princesses Nubiennes". May 10, 1999. Retrieved July 23, 2013