Pioneering Arabic/Western fusion singer Natacha Atlas returns alongside creative and life partner Samy Bishai – a violinist and composer who has served as Atlas’ musical director since 2010 – with an album dedicated to the people of Palestine.
The lead single, ‘Unchanging Game’, sets a suitably sombre tone. Processed beats and hand percussion mix with subtle electronics and keyboards. Atlas’ voice remains as smooth and compelling as ever. ‘Zar’’s experimental edge trickles and bubbles with cut-and-splice vocals.
‘Wana Leih’ displays an ultra-modern R&B gleam yet sacrifices little to commercialism. ‘Dawsha’ ticks, clicks and sways across an ambient, trip-hop landscape. ‘Bahlam Biyoum’ rains stirring melodies over a romantic, digital…

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