Shimal play 13 lively pieces of music from Turkey and Azerbaijan. The core line-up consists of Viv Dogan Corringham (vocals), Steve Gibbs (violin), Simon King (guitar, bass guitar), Hakan Ozugurel (guitar, bass guitar, vocals) and Dick Jude (drums, percussion), boosted on this recording by Mark Hardy (clarinet, bass clarinet) and Johnny Human (accordion). Booklet text in English, German and French.