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HASNA EL BECHARIA Smaa Smaa
After a lengthy wait of eight years we are at last treated to a second album by the extraordinary Gnawa singer and guitar/guimbri player from southern Algeria, Hasna El Becharia. But then, what is eight years when Hasna’s first album was recorded (after moving to France) 36 years into her musical career.
Recorded in an isolated location in the Sahara, Smaa Smaa (meaning Listen Listen) is a stunning work. Hasna’s gruff voice intones over hypnotic guimbri riffs, with percussion and occasional clarinet or violin providing unobtrusive accompaniment.
With the so-called “Desert Blues” and the Gnawa rhythms of Jajouka et al both ever popular this new album is primed to make as considerable an impact as did her first (on the now-defunct Label Bleu).
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