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4 MARS - SUPER SOMALI SOUNDS FROM THE......GULF OF TADJOURA' - The first release from Ostinato's Djibouti Archives series is a seminal anthology of 4 Mars, a 40-member Somali group. Turkish synths, Jamaican reggae, American brass, Bollywood vocals, Egyptian and Yemeni rhythms, and Chinese and Mongolian flutes all ... read more » |
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ANO NOBO QUARTET - THE STRINGS OF SAO DOMINGOSThe Ano Nobo Quartet delivers a fresh take on koladera, a guitar-driven, subtly rhythmic sound of a lighter spirit. Their sound tells a global story with Cape Verde at its center, a Creole melting pot in the middle of the Atlantic attracting the best from four continents: ... read more » |
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ANO NOBO QUARTET - THE STRINGS OF SAO DOMINGOS (2LP)The Ano Nobo Quartet delivers a fresh take on koladera, a guitar-driven, subtly rhythmic sound of a lighter spirit. Their sound tells a global story with Cape Verde at its center, a Creole melting pot in the middle of the Atlantic attracting the best from four continents: ... read more » |
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GROUPE RTD - THE DANCING DEVILS OF DJIBOUTIThe first ever international album from the Republic of Djibouti and Ostinato's first studio recorded album. While the music of Somalia is widely celebrated, its neighbor, Djibouti, formerly known as French Somaliland, is home to an equally deep reservoir of its own unique ... read more » |
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GROUPE RTD - THE DANCING DEVILS OF DJIBOUTI (2LP)The first ever international album from the Republic of Djibouti and Ostinato's first studio recorded album. While the music of Somalia is widely celebrated, its neighbor, Djibouti, formerly known as French Somaliland, is home to an equally deep reservoir of its own unique ... read more » |
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GRUPO PILON - LEITE QUENTE FUNANA DE CABO VERDEThis compilation represents the second chapter of the Krioulu diaspora story. In Luxembourg, in 1986, a group of Cape Verdian teenagers formed a brilliant band named after the blunt instrument used in the islands to pound corn for the country's national dish, cachupa. Grupo ... read more » |
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GRUPO PILON - LEITE QUENTE FUNANA DE CABO VERDEThis compilation represents the second chapter of the Krioulu diaspora story. In Luxembourg, in 1986, a group of Cape Verdian teenagers formed a brilliant band named after the blunt instrument used in the islands to pound corn for the country's national dish, cachupa. Grupo ... read more » |
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HASSAN, ABU OBAIDA -& HIS TAMBOUR- - THE SHAIGIYA SOUND OF SUDANAbu Obaida Hassan and the wonders of his five-string tambour remained largely a mystery. In the early 2000s, a prominent Sudanese newspaper declared him dead. Internet forums confirmed his passing. Many in Khartoum, Sudan's capital, said he had indeed died. But rumors that ... read more » |
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IFTIN BAND - MOGADISHU'S FINEST: THE AL-URUBA SESSIONSThe official retrospective on one of Somalia's most famous and beloved private bands, Iftin. Digitized from cassettes recorded between 1982 and 1987 at the Al-Uruba hotel's secret studio and jams for the masses performed in the basement of Somalia's national theater. ... read more » |
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IFTIN BAND - MOGADISHU'S FINEST: THE AL-URUBA SESSIONSThe official retrospective on one of Somalia's most famous and beloved private bands, Iftin. Digitized from cassettes recorded between 1982 and 1987 at the Al-Uruba hotel's secret studio and jams for the masses performed in the basement of Somalia's national theater. ... read more » |
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NOORI & HIS DORPA BAND - BEJA POWER!A soundtrack of Sudan's revolution and the first ever international release of the Beja sound, performed by Noori and his Dorpa Band, an outfit from Port Sudan, the heart of Beja culture. Electric soul, blues, jazz, rock, surf, even hints of country, speak fluently to ... read more » |
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VARIOUS - POUR ME A GROG'THE FUNANA REVOLT IN 1990S CABO VERDE' - First various artists compilation of raw accordion-driven Funana music from Santiago Island, Cabo Verde. This compilation distills eight tracks from a short period in the late '90s when cherished pioneers, who risked everything give ... read more » |
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VARIOUS - POUR ME A GROG'THE FUNANA REVOLT IN 1990S CABO VERDE' - First various artists compilation of raw accordion-driven Funana music from Santiago Island, Cabo Verde. This compilation distills eight tracks from a short period in the late '90s when cherished pioneers, who risked everything give ... read more » |
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VARIOUS - SWEET AS BROKEN DATES'LOST SOMALI TAPES FROM THE HORN OF AFRICA' - In 1988, on the eve of a two decade civil war, Somalia's authoritarian ruler Siad Barre launched punishing air strikes on the north of the country, known today as Somaliland, in response to agitations for independence. Barre ... read more » |
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VARIOUS - TWO NILES TO SING A MELODY (2CD)'THE VIOLINS & SYNTHS OF SUDAN' - Although Sudanese styles are endlessly diverse, this compilation celebrates the golden sound of the capital, Khartoum. Each chapter of the cosmopolitan city's tumultuous musical story is covered through 16 tracks: from the hypnotic ... read more » |
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VARIOUS - TWO NILES TO SING A MELODY (3LP)'THE VIOLINS & SYNTHS OF SUDAN' - Although Sudanese styles are endlessly diverse, this compilation celebrates the golden sound of the capital, Khartoum. Each chapter of the cosmopolitan city's tumultuous musical story is covered through 16 tracks: from the hypnotic ... read more » |
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