"Only ever knowing asylum conditions until her career took her to live in Spain, Brahim's music has always focused on what she calls "the normalisation of Injustice", but her lyrics have assumed a more universal tone since her relocation to Barcelona. Recorded there, this latest LP matches that thematic "globalisation" by incorporating European pop's synths and programmed beats, courtesy of (female) agit-troubadour Amparo Sanchez, aka Amparanoia, who worked in pre-production alongside Aziza's dextrous Spanish touring combo. Second up, Sahari blends tech-rhythms with traditional tabal percussion, while the ensuing "Hada Jil" has a borderline-junglist stutter. Throughout, Brahim's take on Afro-blues, not dis-similar to Mali's Tinariwen, is beautiful, bewitching, aquiver with timeless sorrow".