Boy, I sure hope this theme catches on. African Music is the root (along with Cuban Music) of everything Zarpex hates,but more importantly it is strongly linked to everything he loves. Plus I have a whole lot to learn. Zarpex's mortal enemy Baudolino was the first to post the Western Saharan based, Group Doueh, but I had learned of them from Jen and Michael (YoungMossTongue). Upon hearing th...
who play Sarahawi music, were mentioned on here a few hours ago. A quick Google search reveals that their LP was released by Sublime Frequencies as a vinyl only limited edition of 1000 copies. As a lover of the music of Mauretania and sub-Saharan Africa, I went on a further hunt, and can now reveal that they sound like *this* - bit like John Lee Hooker playing with Tinariwen through 1940s valv...
the rawest, roughest and most primal of the electric guitar bands of the western Sahara, have a new album coming out. Unfortunately, given my present state of utter poverty, where I can only afford one meal a day and am far from sure I have enough petrol in my car to get me to work, let alone home, tomorrow (hey, it would be nice to be commissioned to do some work for pay, but we're in a recess...