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The Yenbett album cover by Noura Mint Seymali features a red background with a black-and-white photo of Seymali at center, performing and holding her ardin. The image is framed in a decorative, arch-shaped border. The album title appears in Arabic at the top, with Seymali’s name in Arabic script below.

Album reviews

Desert Grooves and Electrifying Energy : Noura Mint Seymali’s Yenbett

Angel Romero November 9, 2025 No Comments desert blues Jeich Ould Chighaly Matthew Tinari Mauritania Mauritanian music Mikey Coltun Noura Mint Seymali Ousmane Touré Saharan music world fusion world music

Noura Mint Seymali – Yenbett (Glitterbeat Records, 2025) Visionary Mauritanian vocalist and ardin player Noura Mint Seymali returns with Yenbett. The album opens with two…

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General News

The Indomitable Voice, the Life of Mariem Hassan

World Music Central News Room March 16, 2017 No Comments Mariem Hassan Saharan music Saharawi music Western Sahara

The Indomitable Voice is the title of a new book about the late Mariem Hassan, one of the greatest singers from the Western Sahara in…

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Events

Mauritanian Sensation Noura Mint Seymali to Perform in Dearborn

World Music Central News Room February 9, 2016 No Comments ardin Mauritanian music Saharan music

Noura Mint Seymali, one of the most respected artists in Mauritania, is st to perform on Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 at the Arab American National…

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