Noura Mint Seymali
UW Memorial Union-Play Circle 800 Langdon St., Madison, Wisconsin 53706
ISTHMUS PICK
Saturday, Feb. 20, Memorial Union Play Circle, 8 pm
Noura Mint Seymali is a singer and harpist from Mauritania. Raised in a family of musicians — her stepmother is Dimi Mint Abba and her father composed many of her songs — Seymali began singing at the age of 13 and is now touring the globe performing Moorish music with a pop twist. She plays with her husband, guitarist Jeiche Ould Chighaly, and an excellent rhythm section.