inger-songwriter, musician, and producer Ben Harper has taken the unplugged, unadorned route with his latest, Wide Open Light. The album is a follow-up to his 2022 Grammy nominated Bloodline Maintenance in which Harper coursed through hip-hop doo-wop, R&B, and blues.
Robin Denselow talks to the French-Algerian singer-songwriter Souad Massi, whose latest album is a testament to survival amid the depths of global despondency and personal hardship
DUBAI: In the darkest moments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Souad Massi would walk down to the river. The water inspired her, made her feel better about herself, helped her to reflect. It was there that she discovered Sequana, the goddess of the River Seine. “It was a very strange and wonderful discovery for me,” says the Franco-Algerian singer-songwriter. “I didn’t know anything