Noura & Jeich Trio (Feat. Noura Mint Seymali)

Due to circumstances beyond our control this event will now not take place. We apologise for any inconvenience.

We think one of the shows of the weekend will feature a North West African legend in the making. Noura Mint Seymali is a nationally beloved star and one of Mauritania’s foremost musical emissaries. Born into a prominent line of Moorish griot (West African praise singers, poets and musicians) Noura began her career at age 13 as a supporting vocalist with her step-mother, the legendary Dimi Mint Abba. From a very early age she was trained in instrumental and vocal technique by her grandmother, Mounina, mastering the ardine, a harp reserved only for women, and singing at weddings with family. Reared in this rich and transitive music culture where sounds from across the Sahara, the Magreb and West Africa coalesce, Noura Mint Seymali currently drives the legacy forward as one of Mauritania’s most adventurous young artists.

Fueled by the exploratory sound of her husband Jeich Ould Chighaly’s emotive psych guitar lines, Noura & Jeich forms a formidable duo making travel in the countries of the Saharan desert. Jeich, a master of the tidinit (aka. ngoni, xalam), brings the force of yet another important line of Moorish griot to bear, adapting the tidinit’s intricate phrasing to a modified electric guitar with heroic effect.

For this exclusive debut Irish concert they will be joined by the renowned percussionist Mohammed Minne on cajon and darabouka.