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Sama - Cairo, Egypt
her voice in "Khsara Aalik" and "Khalouni"!!! thank you bbc, now i can listen to this gig all the time :)

m haddar
her voice is truelly a breath of fresh air,well done

Arwa Massarwa, Palastine
Souad is Souad :-) Love u With Souad Liberte" Toujours. Salam Salam ;-)

Richard in Oxon
Excellent light music

stephanie oklahoma, usa
bought the album 'deb' by chance and loved it. in 2006 was studying in france and got the opportunity to see her in concert. i was blown away. my heart was in my throat the whole concert. after the concert i was even more surprised to see how gracious she was with everyone. she changed and came out and signed autographs and took the time to actually talk to her fans. a concert i will not soon be forgetting.

yasmina/ Le mans
Ma Souad, ta musique et tes textes m'ont touché en pein coeur...je t'aime tout simplement

Yugurthen, Algiers.
I love listening you Souad, but I wonder why she doesn't sing in Kabyle why only in Arabic. Souad, would you please sing in the Kabyle language in order to promote our Kabylian culture, you have this responsabily, don't forget, you are from Kabylia

Mitch, Adelaide, South Australia
Interesting to read the views of Souad. I saw her two years back at Womadelaide as a vaguely interested on-looker with no expectations. She had initial sound problems that marred the start, but within no time had a huge crowd eating out of her hand. By far the best thing I've seen at my seven Womads, this woman is amazing. Have since turned several other people on to her and all love her without question. How nice to live in France and be able to see her live more often.

Mouna,london
I have to say the first time i heard Souad Massi sing,I just kept saying to myself I have to get the album. She has the most amazing voice taken from the andalusian influence, and her lyrics are so true about the way of life.

Hazem - Cairo, Egypt
She is still making us dream and I am enjoying it, keep it up dreamy Souad

Francisco Ariza
I was amazed and surprised when i heard this wonderful voice. Why not to make a whole program with her beautiful voice!!

james Wichita, Kansas
I bought Deb without knowing anything about Souad Massi. I was intrigued by the girl with the guitar. The picture looked so natural and unpretentious. Was this just another beauty with lackluster talent? I had no idea what I was in for. It took a few listenings, (I'm pretty slow sometimes) but suddenly it hit me, and I realized I was listening to something rare and beautiful beyond description. I'm a musician and a careful listener and my favorite female singers are mainly the incredible Blues and Jazz devas, with some of the great pop and alternatives voices like Sade, Enya, and from the old days, Laura Nyro and Janis Joplin thrown in for good measure. After Deb I went looking for Raoui. At I thought I preferred Deb but after a few times through I became completely entranced by Raoui. I had to stop myself from listening to it constantly. I've gone through both albums numerous times now and I am convinced that Souad is one of the greatest singers I've ever heard. She is such a joy to listen to and my kids, ages 14 and 16 love her too. I explain to them that this lady writes all the songs, has some of the very best musicians playing with her, and produces and arranges her music with very deep intent. It is a new direction for me and my kids and now I'm heavy into Radio Tarifa and other world music that is bringing me so much joy, and then when I go back to my Blues it is fresh again. Thank you Souad Massi and band for opening new doors for me.

ali , london
Grown up listening to same style of music i was unware of souad massi untill a friend of mine offered me " raoui " to listen . I was amazed of the talent , music and voice , she was fantastic . Well done to her , i wish her all the best and i hope that she will raise our voice and flag in many parts of the world . Bravo souad !

KIrchner, H. Michael, Germany
A wonderful concert, Thank you, Souad and BBC

David Vick, Beaconsfield, Bucks.
I was unaware of Souad until I saw her on the BBC4 TV film of WOMAD, and was completely and utterly knocked out by her joyous rendition of 'Emassa'. I've since bought both of her wonderful albums. As I write, a friend of mine in California is listening to her WOMAD performance via the website, on my recommendation, and is just as impressed as I was. Many thanks for alerting me to Souad, and for making it possible to enjoy her WOMAD set over and over again!

Rasheed, Sheffield
One good thing about music when it hits you, you feel no pain. So hit me with music. ~ Bob Marley so thank you, merci and shukran Souad Massi for all your "hits"...

salim from London
I just bought CD of souad Massi, I found her music and her voice wandefull, and that what we need we the algerians who lives in london, or the chaabi, that what we call the algerian music, not the rai.

Liza, Scotland
I cannot believe that I had to come to this web site to hear about Souad Massi, but I am extremly grateful to you for putting the gig online. It is the best thing I've hear in ages, I am in love with this wonderful voice. I ordered her two albums today and I think this will be my soundtrack for the rest of the year, or even longer.

Chris Bowden, Sandy, Beds
Loved the Soukouss band... MORE SOUKOUSS!!! and Tinarawen the other highlight for me, along with especially several of the African artists. Great shame Jaojoby couldnt make it.

Gary (NYC)
Excellent, but can we have it in something other than RAM format?

vivien Oxford
I heard Souad Massi for the first time at Womad and thought her voice beautiful and emotional

Danielle Smith from France
I discovered Souad Massi three years ago when an Algerian friend of mine offered me her first CD( Raoui) for my birthday and it was love at first hearing. Even though I didn't understand the words, something wonderful was happening, her voice was so sweet,the music was so different.Of course I bought her second CD (Deb)and the music was still excellent and sounded multi-cultural in the best way possible. Needless to say I saw her in concert as many times as I could(8 times so far) and it is always with the same pleasure because there is always something different when on stage(new arrangements from her talentuous musicians or new way of interpretation from Souad). I have learnt phonetically about ten of her songs and it is a great pleasure when I go to her concert to be able to sing along with her.So I can only advise you to do the same and you will enjoy her concerts even better.

Mick, London
I first heard Souad Massi on Charlie Gilletts BBC London radio show and was amazed.He also had her as a live playing guest and we got the chance to hear her talk about her influences. I next saw her at WOMAD. She has a wonderful voice and sings from her heart.I also find the Arabic language speaks to my heart even if I don't actually know what the words themselves mean. Souad and her fine fellow musicians will be one of my treats of WOMAD.

Alasdair Liddell, Gloucestershire
I endorse all of Andy Morgan's comments. I first heard Souad Massi on Late Junction singing 'Le Bien et le Mal' from her second UK album, 'Deb', which I was inspired to buy on the strength of that one track. I wasn't disappointed. I subsequently bought 'Raoui', which I found initially less accessible, but now consider more rewarding after several plays. I was also pleased to see her on a BBC2 session from last year's Glastonbury. But why are the British record-buying public so reluctant to listen to anything that is not recorded in English? Artists such as Souad Massi and Manu Chao are regarded as mainstream in France (I saw peak hour TV commercials for 'Deb' when I was there last year). I am the world's greatest defender of Late Junction and the Andy Kershaw programme, since without these and other similar Radio 3 shows world music would fail to get any airplay whatsoever in the UK (except perhaps by the estimable Bob Harris). Forget trying to find world music on most commercial stations - Passion for the Planet has good intentions, but still sounds like Radio 2 with adverts. So thanks Radio 3 for introducing the British to Souad Massi et al, but please try to get your sister BBC stations to push the envelope just a little bit further.