ZAYNA JUMMA by GROUP DOUEH

Group Doueh's latest record is here and the plot continues to thicken!From the gorgeously cracked yet all-embracing opening drum roll of "Zayna Jumma" (the title track), it's evident this band is hell-bent on redefining the sound of its influences and in turn, shape the future sound of its surroundings. It's musical alchemy in its purest, most remarkable form, pushing at the boundaries of geographical divergence while simultaneously speaking to the shared resonances between Western rock rhythms and the pulse of the Saharan trance tradition. Recorded on location in Dakhla, West Sahara in 2010 by Hisham Mayet.