Robert Christgau: Album: Ali Hassan Kuban: Nubian Magic

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Ali Hassan Kuban: Nubian Magic [Mercator, 1995]
Sudanese wedding music for the Aswan diaspora--fast by rustic standards, James Brown-influenced but who isn't ("Mabrouk Wo Arisna," "Maria-Maria," "Al Samra Helwa") ★★★