Music / rock

Homeland


Reviews (3)


The guardian

d. 28. May 2015

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Robin Denselow

d. 28. May 2015

"Hindi Zahra was a revelation at this year's Gnaoua world music festival in Essaouira. She prowled across the stage as if channelling Patti Smith, switching from jazz-tinged ballads to north African-influenced pieces and furious improvisation ... The opening To the Forces is a brooding, bluesy piece helped by pounding percussion and powerful guitar by the Tuareg star Bombino, and there is a return to the blues with Cabo Verde, sung in Berber. It's an excellent followup to her 2010 album, Handmade. All that's lacking is the energy and spontaneity she showed performing live".


Songlines

d. 10. Aug. 2015

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Jane Cornwell

d. 10. Aug. 2015

"Vurdering: Top of the world" - "A sort of aural diary, an artwork clearly crafted with love, the album's 11 songs each offer a snapshot. Opener "To the Forces" is a hypnotic ode to the people of Morocco's Atlas Mountains, and is lent added potency by Touareg guitarist Bombino. The seductive "La Luna" travels from Cuba to Mali; "Can We Dance" trips through Latin America; while the French-language "Un Jour" tells of love found and lost in Paris. Keyboards, guitars and drums - with percussion by Zé Luis Nascimento - lay the foundation over which Zahra's deceptively delicate voice dips and soars. Lovely".


fRoots

2015 Aug/Sept

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Liam Thompson

2015 Aug/Sept

"The second studio album from Franco-Moroccan musician Hindi Zahra takes listeners on what sounds like a deeply personal journey through a rich musical heritage. The record effortlessly blends laid-back European vibes recalling the likes of Air and Portishead with the melodic tradition of North Africa and France along with elements taken from the worlds of jazz, folk and electronica. The great thing is, though, that (...) Homeland does it all with a coolness and composition that speaks of great musical wisdom. From the brooding desert blues of opening track To The Forces to the café jazz sounds of Un Jour the record explores its own history in a way that never feels forced ... Overall Homeland is an excellent album and Hindi Zahra a real emerging talent on the world music scene, one to watch".