"Houria Aïchi's new album, Renayate, sizzles with incredible singing and musicianship and a smoky maturity of sound ... Aïchi has made a career out of traditional melodies from her ancestral home in the Aurès region of Algeria and this record is no different. The chants are delivered elegantly and with the support of a backing band who literally don't miss a note. It's an incredible thing ... In common with AfroCubism, and further back the Buena Vista Social Club and its myriad offshoots, this is a record of unshowy production and ungimmickry delivery ... Overall a stirring, warm and in places hauntingly beautiful release and well recommended".
