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L'Orchestre National Mauritanien

by Ahl Nana

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Noel
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Noel can't stop listening to their version of Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche. so glad for this reissue Favorite track: Adji Kar Teri Miri.
OQ
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OQ The variety of melodies (including a Jordanian hit), languages, and voices (including Yassin Weld Al-Nana, the tiny young man crouching on the lower right) brought together along with Hendrix to kickstart Rock 'n' Trance, as they claim young nations as forebears of world music tradition, set a counterpoint between Eastern and Western traditions that rendered this recording historically significant.
Side note: The 6th track: A God-save-the-king anthem to Hassan II of Morocco is the nadir. Favorite track: Bayna Daouali.
Mr Scruff
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Mr Scruff I was fortunate enough to obtain copies of the original LPs from Radio Martiko a couple of years ago, and it is hard to describe how unique and spellbinding this music is. Every time I play one of these tunes out, someone asks about it. It is fantastic to see that this wonderful music is now reaching a much wider audience. Favorite track: Adji Kar Teri Miri.
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Lost recordings that defined the modern sound of the Sahara.

This album contains the first recordings of modern music from the Sahara and mark the birth of the genre that is known in the West as ‘Desert Blues’ or ‘Desert Rock’. Ahl Nana changed the folk music of the Sahara to modern, cosmopolitan music by using Western instruments like the electric guitar. They paved the way for artists like Ali Farka Touré, Tinariwen, Mdou Moctar or Bombino. Although the group is still active today, they only recorded 2 LPs and a handful of singles. All these recordings took place in 1971 at the Boussiphone studios in Casablanca. 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. On this album, you will find a selection of these revolutionary recordings.

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released February 3, 2023

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