Nawal / Kweli
Album: Kweli   Collection:World
Artist:Nawal   Added:Sep 2005
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2005-10-09 Pull Date: 2005-12-11 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Dec 4 Nov 27 Nov 20 Nov 13 Nov 6 Oct 30 Oct 23 Oct 16
Airplays: 2 4 1 3 4 4 3 3

Recent Airplay
1. Jun 15, 2015: 788216
Kweli
4. Dec 11, 2005: New World Disorder
Dunia Udjissa
2. Oct 24, 2006: At the Cafe Bohemian
Al Djalilu
5. Nov 29, 2005: At the Cafe Bohemian
Sana
3. Jan 06, 2006: No Cover, No Minimum: World Countdown
Sana
6. Nov 27, 2005: New World Disorder
Mwaha Mwema

Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2005-10-04
She’s originally from the Comoros Islands (in the Indian Ocean, off the Eastern coast of Africa), now based in France. She’s had to pin down. Indo-Arabian-Persian music with rhythms taken from the Sufi tradition, to which her family belongs. Plus some catchy Afro-European influenced-tracks. She’s a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, and seems to be danged good at all three.

*1. Downtempo, haunting mix of chants/perc/flute.
*2. Upbeat & playful w/persuasive percussion & good use of chorus.
*3. Bright up/midtempo w/great energy. So cool.
4. Sweet, lowkey, gentle & pretty. Ends w/live women’s chorus.
5. Good percussion/vocals. Mostly uptempo. Sweet.
*6. Relaxed midtempo groove. Cool Jacques Brel tune.
7. A capella track. Slow, nicely emotive. Short.
8. Sweet chorus, lazy. Good use of backing voices.
9. Slow, spare, chilled-out w/nice Arabic feeling.
10. Guitars/perc/vocals. Midtempo and sort of relaxing.
11. Slow and gentle w/soft strings/vocals/perc

Track Listing
1. Al Djalilu   7. Karibu
2. Sana   8. Tsihuziwa Riali Anri
3. Dunia Udjissa   9. Kweli
4. Naritsangagnihe   10. Mwana Bahari Mwema
5. Mwaha Mwema   11. Hegne
6. Ces Gens-La   .