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rebent — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:59:30 -0800

In pursuit of music to study/work/live to, may I present this 1.5 hr spotify playlist of north African music featuring bands such as Bombino, Imarhan, and Ali Farka Toure.

By: splitpeasoup

splitpeasoup — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:36:37 -0800

Is there a way to import this list to Bandcamp or Napster?

By: ourobouros

ourobouros — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:41:53 -0800

Thank you -- this is wonderful! For those who enjoy this sound, you may also enjoy Tinarewen's album Elwan, which I've been playing on repeat lately. There's also an excellent music video for one of the tracks, Nànnuflày.

By: From Bklyn

From Bklyn — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:20:04 -0800

Yes. Thank you. Also, 100% agree, Tinarewen deserve to be heard by as many as possible. Also Mdou Moctar also Mulatu Astatke. As much as Spotify is kind of crap, it has presented to me so - many - amazing - musicians which I probably would never hear otherwise : I've bought more albums lately just off this.

By: Keith Talent

Keith Talent — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:42:32 -0800

Similar Spotify playlist. Thank you, I am really enjoying this style lately.

By: mumimor

mumimor — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:40:32 -0800

I can't wait to enjoy this!

By: Kutsuwamushi

Kutsuwamushi — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:58:02 -0800

Just because more information is better than less: Although it's labeled "Berber music," this appears to actually be a "Desert Blues" (or "Desert Blues adjacent") playlist with some Berber musicians in it. Many of the artists aren't Berber, and there are many other styles of music that Berber musicians play. And "Desert Blues" itself isn't a singular genre either - more a marketing convenience for overseas markets. For example, Tinariwen are Tuareg, which is a Berber subgroup, but Ali Farka Touré was Songhay and Fula, and drew drew from many non-Berber influences and collaborated with many non-Berber musicians. Lots of important similarities, but also lots of important differences. If you like this sound, some other Tuareg "Desert Blues" musicians: Atri N'Assouf Alhousseini Anivolla Etran Finatawa (a collaboration between Tuareg and Wodaabe musicians) Groupe Inerane Kel Assouf TisDass Tartit (not all Desert Blues, some more traditional arrangements) Some Tuareg musicians who aren't (usually) Desert Blues: Idassane Wallet Mohamed Fadimoutou Wallet Inamoud Groupe Oyiwane Some other Malian musicians who you might like if you're into Desert Blues: Khaira Arby Anansy Cissé Lobi Traoré Ibrahim Hama Dicko Petit Goro Alkibar Gignor

By: j_curiouser

j_curiouser — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:08:28 -0800

khrouangbin guitarist and son of ali, vieux farka toure is on tour rn - and i have tix for two shows!

By: Buntix

Buntix — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:13:01 -0800

Is there a way to import this list to Bandcamp or Napster? There are various conversion services (with free levels that will probably be OK for smaller playlists) such as https://www.tunemymusic.com/ but how well they work depends on what's available, guessing probably not much in this case. There is a lot on YouTube (including a tiny contribution to the genre I recorded a couple of years back - and yes, a truncated water/milk carton with the bottom cut off placed over a lamp is still my all-time favourite gig lighting). Tishoumaren* for e.g. There's also contextualising vids with scales and stuff like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQyQ-vYpyAE

By: ASF Tod und Schwerkraft

ASF Tod und Schwerkraft — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:02:49 -0800

In addition to Kutsuwamushi's excellent suggestions, Les Filles de Illighadad and Etran de L'Aïr also deserve a mention, as does Sahel Sounds in general (previously), and Sublime Frequencies' Guitars from Agadez series.

By: rebent

rebent — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 04:52:18 -0800

Wow! I've been listening to this playlist for almost six months and I had no idea the genre was so deep! I can't wait to dive in

By: kinnakeet

kinnakeet — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 06:31:16 -0800

Fantasic stuff. Wonderful playlist!

By: polecat

polecat — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:55:07 -0800

I like this album from Donso -- especially give it a listen if you're already a fan of Amadou & Miriam.