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Dec 6, 2011It's an excellent introduction to the modern Western Saharan sound, and also a fine addition for existing fans of the group.
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The WireAug 23, 2011The outcome is mostly a coruscating shot of tough nomadic blues, but here and there it skews into a self-indulgent liaison with a time-bound, well-worn rock sound. [Jul 2011, p.61]
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UncutJul 19, 2011"Ishadlak Ya Khey," featuring Doueh's son Hamdan Bamaar on full drum kit, and pops busting out some flange-soaked solos, is a pleasingly noisy, impolite fusion. [Aug 2011, p.87]
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Jun 21, 2011Zayna Jumma strikes a kind of compromise: shorter songs, more controlled dynamics, everything clearer. It's a band whose measure can finally be taken.
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Jun 21, 2011Zayna Jumma has a similar clarity, allowing listeners to immerse themselves, for a spell, in the special magic that Group Doueh have made their own.
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Jun 21, 2011Zayna Jumma is the first non-cassette recording of the band playing in its electric glory, and their first CD release.
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Jun 21, 2011Thankfully that mixture of modesty and reticence didn't endure, because Zayna Jumma is a densely layered piece of cultural cross-pollination that consistently spills over into outright joy.
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Jun 21, 2011Much of that ecstasy comes from the beats, which somehow hurtle from one bar to the next without speeding up.