Noura Mint Seymali - Yenbett - 1CD

Noura Mint Seymali's 3rd album Yenbett (her first since 2016) is a stunning explosion of contemporary Mauritanian griot music, and once again confirms her status as one of the world's most potent voices.

Co-produced by Matthew Tinari (Noura's drummer) and Mikey Coltun (Mdou Moctar) the new album's approach is both raw and experimental; capturing the band's powerful in situ performances with taught clarity and adventuresome sonics.

Reflecting her influence, and the acclaim that she's accumulated throughout her career, Seymali was recently honoured with the 2025 WOMEX Artist of the Year Award.

A voice, timeless as the desert, swirls up like the sirocco, drenched in cavernous reverberation, accompanied by the solitary, meditative swells of the ardine, an acoustic harp that dials in the fundamental frequency of Noura Mint Seymali’s music. A brief pause, and the same refrain returns, this time picked out on a heavily flanged electric guitar, grounded by thunderous drums and growling electric bass. And there’s that voice again – direct and urgent, careening off into wild ululations and refracted echo.

It's music with deep history, pointing towards the future. It's an eternal African sound, made for now.

'The best (non-AI) music videos of 2025… so far’ feature on the Far Out website includes Noura Mint Seymali’s “Guéreh” video at no. 10 (8 September 2025)

Noura Mint Seymali’s single "Ch’tib (Naha)” included in the 'Off The Beaten Track – Left-field sounds' section of 'The Big Indie Playlist (The best new releases of the week)' on the Far Out website (14 September 2025)

- Jamz Supernova on BBC Radio 6 Music 

1. Bidayett Lehjibb

2. Lehjibb

3. Guéreh

4. Wezeun (Lebteït)

5. Knou

6. Moughadim Karr

7. Jraad

8. Radatt Lebiyaad

9. Tassirit

10. El Vaïz (Seni Karr)

11. Ch’tib (Naha)

12. Wezeun (Vaghou)

13. Hagala Geyeul

14. Wezeun (Likhal Karr)

15. Lebleida