Nawal is a musician from Comoros whose music draws on traditional Comorian influences and incorporates sounds from African and Arabic culture. Born into a musical family, she grew up with such sounds as dhikr (Sufi chanting) in mosques, twarab music, and popular music from the radio airwaves. She mixes Comorian rhythms with bantu polyphony, Indo-Arabian-Persian sounds and Sufi chanting into an acoustic roots-based fusion. She plays many instruments, including the guitar and

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Discography

* 2001: ''Kweli'' * 2007: ''Aman''

References

External links

Official site
Comorian Muslims Comorian women singers Comorian women guitarists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Comorian singers 21st-century guitarists 21st-century women singers 21st-century women guitarists {{comoros-bio-stub