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Album Review: Imarhan - Imarhan

Christopher H James
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"Imarhan is loaded with infectious funk and strong hooks that are winners in any language."

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Imarhan is an unexpected treat for anyone who likes their African desert music to be instantaneously danceable.

Hailing from Algeria — just across the border from Mali where singer Sadam has a cousin in the celebrated band Tinariwen — Imarhan's carefree grooves are not a million miles from those of Songhoy Blues; be it in the hazy form of Assossamagh or their peach of a calling card title track and its twangy guitar runs. Imarhan is loaded with infectious funk and strong hooks that are winners in any language.