{"id":164403,"date":"2026-05-20T10:01:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/?post_type=event&p=164403"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:28:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:28:58","slug":"noura-mint-seymali-mauritania","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/concert\/noura-mint-seymali-mauritania-164403\/","title":{"rendered":"Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Noura Mint Seymali is one of Mauritania\u2019s 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\u2019s raw, hypnotic live energy with bold, experimental sonics\u2014where 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.<\/p>\n

As Mojo writes, \u201cSeymali has forged a desert blues that is built for an urban environment \u2013 harsh, noisy and hard-hitting\u2026 her lyrics may have grown out of the rich poetry tradition of Moorish culture but the rhythms are designed for dancing.\u201d Rooted in deep tradition yet fiercely forward-looking, Yenbett is a seductive, high-voltage blend of Saharan rock and ancestral memory \u2014 music with deep history, made unmistakably for now.<\/p>\n

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