Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania)

Durchlüften Main Act

Noura Mint Seymali mit Band

On four summer weekends, DURCHLÜFTEN transforms the Humboldt Forum’s  Schlüterhof  into a free open-air meeting place where musical traditions from across the globe unfold as living cultural archives.  

5 years open. Already 5 years DURCHLÜFTEN. For the sixth time now, DURCHLÜFTEN transforms the Schlüterhof courtyard of Berlin’s Humboldt Forum into a vibrant open-air stage for global music, cultural dialogue, and shared experience. From 9 July to 1 August 2026, across four summer weekends, the festival presents 24 live acts and 12 DJs from around the world. Each evening features two concerts followed by a DJ set, creating twelve nights of musical discovery, movement, and encounter in the heart of Berlin — once again with free entry for all.  

Noura Mint Seymali is one of Mauritania’s defining artists on the international stage. Her powerful voice and hypnotic presence have made her a leading figure in contemporary African music. She returns this summer with Yenbett, her first album since 2016 and a blazing statement of contemporary Mauritanian griot music. Co-produced by drummer Matthew Tinari and Mikey Coltun (Mdou Moctar), the record captures the band’s raw, hypnotic live energy with bold, experimental sonics—where ancient Moorish poetry, ardine harp, and electrified guitar collide in trance-driven desert futurism. Recently honoured with the 2025 WOMEX Artist of the Year Award, Seymali confirms her status as a vital voice in global music.

As Mojo writes, “Seymali has forged a desert blues that is built for an urban environment – harsh, noisy and hard-hitting… her lyrics may have grown out of the rich poetry tradition of Moorish culture but the rhythms are designed for dancing.” Rooted in deep tradition yet fiercely forward-looking, Yenbett is a seductive, high-voltage blend of Saharan rock and ancestral memory — music with deep history, made unmistakably for now.

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Bandcamp

- Price: free admission

- Duration: 60 Min

- Location: Ground Floor, Schlüter Courtyard

- Belongs to: Durchlüften 2026

Next date:

• Date Thursday, 16/July/2026 20:30
• Venue Humboldt Forum: Schlüterhof (Berliner Schloss)
• Address Schloßplatz 5, 10178 Berlin-Mitte