Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania)
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| free admission |
| Duration: 60 min |
| Ground Floor, Schlüter Courtyard |
| Belongs to: Durchlüften 2026 |
Noura Mint Seymali is one of Mauritania’s defining artists on the international stage. Her powerful voice and hypnotic presence have made her a leading figure in contemporary African music. She returns this summer with Yenbett, her first album since 2016 and a blazing statement of contemporary Mauritanian griot music. Co-produced by drummer Matthew Tinari and Mikey Coltun (Mdou Moctar), the record captures the band’s raw, hypnotic live energy with bold, experimental sonics—where ancient Moorish poetry, ardine harp, and electrified guitar collide in trance-driven desert futurism. Recently honoured with the 2025 WOMEX Artist of the Year Award, Seymali confirms her status as a vital voice in global music.
As Mojo writes, “Seymali has forged a desert blues that is built for an urban environment – harsh, noisy and hard-hitting… her lyrics may have grown out of the rich poetry tradition of Moorish culture but the rhythms are designed for dancing.” Rooted in deep tradition yet fiercely forward-looking, Yenbett is a seductive, high-voltage blend of Saharan rock and ancestral memory — music with deep history, made unmistakably for now.