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| AHL NANA | L'ORCHESTRE NATIONAL MAURITANIEN | RMLP011 | LPx2 | £ 0.00 |  |
I clicked on that first track and was instantly hooked - WONDERFUL. This album contains the first recordings of modern music from the Sahara and marks the birth of the genre that is known in the West today as Desert Blues. The group Ahl Nana changed the folk music of the Sahara to modern, cosmopolitan music by using Western instruments like the electric guitar that paved the way for artists like Ali Farka Toure, Tinariwen, Mdou Moctar and Bombino. The group is still active today but they only recorded 2 LPs and a handful of singles back in 1971 at the Boussiphone studios in Casablanca. Strangely the records were never distributed and therefore remained unknown for almost 50 years, until Radio Martiko discovered a batch of unsold factory stock a few years ago. Released at long last in 2023 you will find a selection of these wonderful revolutionary recordings.
https://radiomartiko.bandcamp.com/album/lorchestre-national-mauritanien-4 You can find it here while they still have stock
 ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. ADJI KAR TERI MIRI
2. YER SABOU YERKOY
3. EMOLLI TIDWALL EHEME
4. BAYNA DAOUALI
5. ZEINAB MOUSSA
6. AHLANE OUASSAHLANE
7. TIMIDAWANE HEWANA
8. YA LLALI YA OUICHI
9. HOB MENE
10. NAHNOU SIGHAROU EL OUATANE |
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| KHAIFA OULD EIDE AND DIMI MINT ABBA | MOORISH MUSIC | WCD019 | CD | £ 0.00 | |
The late Dimi Mint Abba accompanied by her husband Khaifa Ould Eide who plays the tidnit and guitar and her two daughters. The tidnit is by the way a type of lute similar to the Wolof halam or the ngoni of Mali. Rhythmic handclapping from Dimi and her daughters is an essential part of this beautiful Moorish music.
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. WAIDALAL WAIDALAL
2. YAR ALLAHOO
3. HASSANIYA SONG FOR DANCING
4. HASSANIYA LOVE POEM
5. THE TORTOISES SONG
6. INDEPENDENCE
7. ARTS PLUME
8. OH LORD BRING APARTHEID CRASHING DOWN!
9. MAURITANIA MY BELOVED COUNTRY
10. MY YOUNG PEOPLE DO THE YOUTH OF NATIONS INVITE
11. AUTOOT |
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| MALOUMA | DUNYA | 46806-2 | CD | £ 12.50 | |
Released back in 2003 and backed by the group Sahel Hawl Blues which consists of local musicians from Moor, Fula, Toucouleur, Sonike, Wolof and Haratin backgrounds. She has combined the traditional instrumentation of the various ethnic groups from ardin, tar, tidinit and tbel to djembe, darbouka, and bendir drums with keyboards, electric guitars. She sings a mix of both traditional and modern songs as you will see from the clips. Three fold Digipak complete with 16 page booklet about Malouma and her songs. I think that Jraad is absolutely stunning and is definitely my favorite track - Amazing style.
CONDITION MINT PLAYED ONCE FOR CLIPS. | 1. CHAR'AA
2. MREIMIDA
3. EL MOUMNA
4. TUYUR EL WAD
5. LEBLEIDA
6. TAB LEY'AT
7. DUNYA
8. JRAAD
9. MAHMA EL HOUB
10. WELFI
11. RAFI
12. INTRO EL HOUB |
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| OOLEYA MINT AMARTICHITT | LOUANGES - PRAISE SONGS | 3060572 | CD | £ 0.00 |  |
| From a family of Griots and blessed with a stunning voice, Ooleya sings praises to her tribe and her ancestors. Her brothers and sisters play lute, drum and guitar and provide the backing vocals but Ooleya's extraordinary talent and presence make her the star. The album will give you the impression of listening in on an impromptu session under the stars. Pure magic. | |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | GRIOTS DE MAURITANIE | 4644962 | CD | £ 0.00 | |
| Another intriguing album of traditional music recordings made in the field by Charles Duvelle the founder and director of the renowned Ocora Collection. The sound quality is superb considering the recordings were made back in 1965. Great sleeve notes with photo's tell you all about the ould, ardin harps, tidinit lutes and the various drums that accompany the shrill female vocalists and the hand clapping rhythms. There is also a section on the precise order that the music must be played in. 2T/48M) | |
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