Field Recordings from the Sahel

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Ojai Ojai Alright, this is epic. If you want to drift over the edges of space and time, to hear voices from the liminal zone, to feel connected with the elemental, then this bizarre piece of work is the place to be. It's hypnotic and transcendent, and it's the perfect antidote to modern life. Dig deep. Enjoy.

craig andrews awesome field recordings! highly recommended for the sound traveller! Favorite track: Side B.

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	1.	Side A 29:53
	2.	Side B 28:45

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Ambient field recordings collected across the Western Sahel. Sounds of desert oases, late night radio broadcasts, village calls to prayer, and riverboats drifting down the Niger river. A nice companion piece to the musical work from the blog, this an hommage to the sounds that don't always find their way onto records.

Tracklist:

SIDE A
Prayer call, Soninke Mosque, Nouakchott, Mauritania
 Wolof grief, Radio, Nouakchott, Mauritania
 Dogs barking at night, Cinquieme, Mauritania
 Phone credit sellers, Cinquieme, Mauritania
Balcony at sunset, Marche Capital, Nouakchott, Mauritania
Woman Singing at Well, Zarga, Chinguetti, Mauritania
 Children playing drums, old city, Chinguetti, Mauritania
Medah drumming, old city, Chinguetti, Mauritania
Shortwave radio emission, Timtindech, Mauritania 
Prayer call, Timtindech, Mauritania
Loading pinasse on river, Mopti, Mali
Ali Farka cassette, pinasse, Niger River, Mali
 Clapping games, Niafounke, Mali
Girl and Mother singing, Niafounke, Mali
 Sahl Le Guindo, ndjarka, Niafounke, Mali
Video game sounds, Niafounke, Mali
Morning recordings, Timbouctou, Mali
Bella women, mortar and pestle, Timbouctou, Mali
Mohammad Bidega, thumb piano, Timbouctou, Mali

SIDE B
 Children with drums in old town, Timbouctou, Mali 
Sounds of cellphones, night bus rest stop, Douentza, Mali
 Karate practice, Gao, Mali
 Ibrahim Iz and Coco, rooftop night guitar music, Gao, Mali
Shortwave radio recording, Gao, Mali
 Takamba, radio emission, Gao, Mali
 Issawat, Festival Tamosonghoi, Bourem, Mali
 Aki, Towti, and Teyti, Issawat, Djounhan, Mali (Azawad)
 Ambience of nomad camp, Djounhan, Mali (Azawad)
 Camels return at night, Djounhan, Mali (Azawad)
 Mariama and kids, bileebal, Djounhan, Mali (Azawad)
Mohamed, Yerodi, takhanit flute, Kidal, Mali (Azawad)

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released February 21, 2018

Recorded by Christopher Kirkley in Mauritania & Mali
2009-2012

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Sahel Sounds is a recording project and vinyl record label focused on culture in the West African Sahel.

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