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Aman by Nawal
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fave it World Traditions | African
12 tracks | 59 minutes
Released May 2007
on Nawal Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:18 Salama (Peace) lyrics BUY MP3 04:18 Salama (Peace) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:18 Salama (Peace)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:16 Narizambe (We Must Say It) lyrics BUY MP3 04:16 Narizambe (We Must Say It) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:16 Narizambe (We Must Say It)
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:56 Kweli II (Truth) lyrics BUY MP3 04:56 Kweli II (Truth) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:56 Kweli II (Truth)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:05 Leo ni leo (Winds of Hope) lyrics BUY MP3 04:05 Leo ni leo (Winds of Hope) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:05 Leo ni leo (Winds of Hope)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:34 Swing ta vie (Swing your Life lyrics BUY MP3 04:34 Swing ta vie (Swing your Life lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:34 Swing ta vie (Swing your Life
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:46 Ode a Maarouf (Ode to Maarouf) lyrics BUY MP3 07:46 Ode a Maarouf (Ode to Maarouf) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:46 Ode a Maarouf (Ode to Maarouf)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:54 Hima (Get up) lyrics BUY MP3 04:54 Hima (Get up) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:54 Hima (Get up)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:18 L'amour Sourcier (Love Wizard) lyrics BUY MP3 04:18 L'amour Sourcier (Love Wizard) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:18 L'amour Sourcier (Love Wizard)
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:59 Aman (Peace of the Soul) lyrics BUY MP3 07:59 Aman (Peace of the Soul) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:59 Aman (Peace of the Soul)
Aman (Peace of the Soul) is an acoustic roots-based fusion. Nawal's unique sounds combines influences from her native islands, Comoros. Her music is insightful, rebellious, and compassionate, and steeped in the light of her Sufi ancestry. Each song its ow
Editorial review
Just in case you need an atlas to discover the location of the Comoros Islands, they're in the Indian Ocean. But you wouldn't really know it from this album, billed as an "acoustic fusion," which is as apt as anything. Nawal, who sings and plays guitar and gambusi is well backed by a pair of musicians, as well as a few guests. What can sound amateurish at times quickly becomes persuasive. She has a voice that nags pleasantly at the ear, drawing it in on her own material. Trying to discern the influences here becomes a intriguing, challenging task. There are traces of Africa, Indonesia, and Sufi chant which come together to form something unique and which works quite well. When the mbira, or thumb piano, is used, it comes as a surprise, but the mix of melody and rhythm in its play simply adds to the sound. It's possibly all too low-key to find a wide audience, and as it doesn't eschew to any particular tradition, it stands well outside everything. But there's no doubt that Nawal has created something fascinating and individual here. ~ Chris Nickson, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Nawal originally comes from the Comoros Islands, also known as the “Perfume Islands” or “Islands of the Moon,” located in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. Born into a family with many musicians, Nawal bathed in both popular and spiritual music from a young age, in her native islands and also in her new home in France.
Between traditional and contemporary, Nawal’s music weaves a rich dialog of cultures, a reflection of the diverse character of life in her native islands. Indo-Arabian-Persian music meets Bantu polyphonies, the syncopated rhythms and Sufi trance of the Indian Ocean. Nawal sings in Comoran, Arabic, French and English. An acoustic roots-based fusion, her music is rhythmically compelling and beautifully lyrical. Known as the “Voice of Comoros,” Nawal is also the first Comoran woman singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist to give performances in public.
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