Al Maaloumah Bint al Midah descends from a leading artistic Mauritanian family. She began singing while she was young and rebelled against the prevailing art traditions at the beginning of her career.

Hayy Festival kicks off with Mauritanian singer Noura Mint Seymali performing for the first time in Egypt at the outdoor El-Geneina Theatre On Thursday, 18 July, Mauritanian artist Noura Mint Seymali ...

"It’s always been my ambition to put Mauritania on the map musically." Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new ...

Where does Africa begin and where does it end? Geographically, I mean. Oftentimes, when people say "Africa," they mean "Africa south of the Sahara." That may be a useful shorthand in many contexts, ...

In the sequence of events that has finally brought the Mauritanian singer Noura Mint Seymali and her band to perform in the United States, a corporate gig in 2012 for the staff of courier firm DHL at ...

How do you know your highly musical family is a pretty big deal? How about when your grandmother is pictured playing an instrument on your nation’s currency? Noura Mint Seymali hails from a family of ...

Mauritania lies at the point where Arab and African cultures meet; it is the link between the countries of North and West Africa. This has given it a special character, with its wonderful ethnic ...

Her third album, and her first in a decade, out on Glitterbeat, opens with two versions of a song called “Bidayett Lehjibb”, one with the sound of the andine, the other a searing emanation of Saharan ...

A reissued compilation offers a fascinating gateway to the country's thrilling post-independence music that is rarely heard outside its borders. The relationship between musician and audience has ...

"It’s always been my ambition to put Mauritania on the map musically." Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new ...