{"product_id":"mawja","title":"Mawja","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrahim's keening take on Afro-blues, is beautiful, bewitching, aquiver with timeless sorrow. --- Mojo.    \"This is a sound and message that reaches the heart, beyond imposed borders, curfews and barbed wire, with a dream for the end to the struggle.\" ---The Quietus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Sahrawi singer-songwriter activist Aziza Brahim's fifth album Mawja (Wave in Hassaniya\u003cbr\u003eArabic) is fashioned from a simple but powerful foundational palette: Saharan and Iberian\u003cbr\u003epercussion entwining with stately guitars and warm, enveloping bass.\u003cbr\u003eCo-produced by Brahim with long-time collaborator Guillem Aguilar, the record from her\u003cbr\u003eoeuvre that Mawja most sonically resembles is her revered and graceful debut Soutak (2014).\u003cbr\u003eThat noted, there is a confident eclecticism found here, an expansive take on\u003cbr\u003eher vision that even includes a drum pattern inspired by the Clash.\u003cbr\u003eBrahim's voice, as always, is a wellspring of deep and resonant emotions. The yearning for\u003cbr\u003ehomeland. The struggle for freedom. The love for one's elders. The unfurling of time.\u003cbr\u003eWaves of history, waves of sound. Mawja.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glitterbeat","offers":[{"title":"Black LP.","offer_id":50399824937291,"sku":"2176479","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD.","offer_id":50399823987019,"sku":"2176473","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_bfd77773_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726508344","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/mawja","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}