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ETRAN DE L'AIR - NO. 1Based in the Northeast of Niger, Etran de L'Aïr is one of the longest running bands in Agadez. They play a loud and raucous version of Saharan rock, built around burning guitar melodies and crashing drums. Unknown outside of their hometown, Etran is one of the hardest ... read more » |
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HAMA - HOUMEISSANigerian composer Hama presents a groundbreaking album of traditional electronic desert folk songs, hovering somewhere between early '90s techno and synthwave. Nomadic herding ballads, ancient caravan songs, and ceremonial wedding chants are all re-imagined into pieces ... read more » |
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KIRKLEY, CHRISTOPHER - ZERZURAThe first-ever ethnographic acid western! In a genre-defying film, 'Zerzura' follows a young man from a small village in Niger who leaves home in search of an enchanted oasis. His journey leads him into a surreal vision of the Sahara, crossing paths with djinn, bandits, ... read more » |
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LOWLA, AHMEDOU AHMED - TERROUZIAhmedou Ahmed Lowla plays instrumental electronic keyboard in a style known in Mauritania as WZN, or in Arabic simply "music." Born into a musical family tradition (his father is a renowned tidnit player from Traza), today Ahmedou Ahmed Lowla is one of ... read more » |
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LUKA PRODUCTIONS - FALAWLuka Productions presents 'Falaw', an innovative take on West African hip hop and sample-based folktronica. A follow up from the acclaimed Malian "new age" inspired 'Fasokan' (2017), Luka Guindo turns his focus to the rich cultural heritage of Manding music. ... read more » |
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LUKA PRODUCTIONS - FALAWLuka Productions presents 'Falaw', an innovative take on West African hip hop and sample-based folktronica. A follow up from the acclaimed Malian "new age" inspired 'Fasokan' (2017), Luka Guindo turns his focus to the rich cultural heritage of Manding music. ... read more » |
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MADASSANE, AHMOUDOU - ZERZURA O.S.T.Original soundtrack recording to the film 'Zerzura', the first ever Saharan acid Western, telling the story of a nomad's search for a magic city of gold. "Evoking the desert journey with free form guitar improvisations, the soundtrack is a meditation on the mysteries ... read more » |
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SEINI, LINGO -& SON GROUPE- - MUSIQUE HAUKAOne of the first full-length recordings of Hauka ritual music. The Hauka movement started nearly a century ago and has persisted on the fringes of Nigerien society. Documented in the 1955 Jean Rouch film 'Les Maitres Fous', the Hauka are a pantheon on spirits mirrored on ... read more » |
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SIDIBE, NAMIAN - NAMIAN SIDIBEAnother side of modern Malian praise songs: an intimate, stripped down, acoustic session from Namian Sidibé. From a rising generation of young Malian divas leveraging social media, Namian has built a following, publishing videos and dedications in song, accompanied ... read more » |
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WAU WAU COLLECTIF - MARIAGEWau Wau Collectif's 'Mariage' follows up from the 2020 debut album 'Yaral Sa Doom'. It is instilled with a newfound sense of purpose. Expanding upon the inspirational themes of their debut, this long distance collaboration from musicians in Senegal and Sweden's Karl Jonas ... read more » |
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