Tag: Senegal
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BEST OF 2023: Mississippi Records continue to find and reissue some of the finest and rarest music and field recordings – three highlights picked
The annual discoveries and celebrations of artists and music by Mississippi Records are hugely appreciated and frequent throughout any year – three favourites in 2023 were the Canto A Lo Divino compilation, the debut album from Assiko Golden Band De Grand Yoff! and the reissue of the 1976 gem from Aselefech Ashine and Getenesh Kebret.…
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French label Secousse share a tragic story for their next release – a Senegalese cosmic reggae dub classic from 1987 – Toubab Bile and ‘Adioa’
Check out this story from the Secousse label about their next reissue – a cosmic reggae dub classic from Senegal – Toubab Bile and Adioa (1987). An evil and shocking event that resulted in a heartbreaking and inspirational record. To hear it again is a privilege. This one is going to be mega! Out soon on 12″…
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Unreleased Senegal gems from Analogue Africa
Fantastic collection here from Analogue Africa. Been kicking around for a while on CD, but now fully available on vinyl. Unreleased gems a plenty from the musical goldmine of Senegal. For more visit Analogue Africa Bandcamp. Also worth checking their last release with a full compilation of the sublime Amara Toure, the artwork is mesmerising:
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This is Leila Gobi, supreme songstress of Mali
Leila Gobi is a singer from Menaka near Gao, a rural area in Eastern Mali in the midst of the Saharan desert. Clermont have released her third LP and distributed more widely after her first two albums were available in her homelands. This video sees her in Malian pop mode, but her LP is sounding…
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Aby Ngana Diop album is new reissue for Awesome Tapes From Africa release – check
This month’s top quality repress of a Senegalese tape from the 1990s. Sterling work as usual from Awesome Tapes From Africa.
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