To Catch a Wave Listening Post 380. The ripples, shadows and peaks make the desert landscape look like waves on a red ocean—and that’s just the tip of the metaphor at the heart of Aziza Brahim’s latest album. Mawja—“wave” in Hassaniya Arabic—is a recurring theme of...
Desert Dream Listening Post 250. On the poignant album cover a girl in ballet shoes and a tutu poses against the backdrop of a refugee camp. Aziza Brahim’s enchanting desert blues are yet to come but the singer-songwriter has already riveted our attention to the story...
