Jidka | The Line Format:Digital where colourfully-dressed Lazarki dancers epitomise

where colourfully-dressed Lazarki dancers epitomise femininity and fertility

a no-nonsense set that provides a reminder of the great African music to be found in the UK' 3*** stars

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Simo employs the trance-inducing state of gnawa to summon the likes of forest spirit Sandiye

heart-beat tempo and huskily sung line we hear their incantation

Jidka | The Line Format:Digital where colourfully-dressed Lazarki dancers epitomiseBorn in Mogadishu to an Italian father and Ethiopian mother, Saba has come to represent the meeting of African and European cultures: as an actress she starred in a long running TV drama, playing the role of a policewoman fighting against the prejudice of her colleagues, while dealing with issues such as illegal immigration from Africa. On Jidka (The Line), her musical debut, she explores the divide between Somalia and Italy with a rare sensitivity