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Sahel Sounds
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Collection of music from the Sahel region of Africa in the Southern Sahara Desert. The Sahel is 3,400 mi from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east. It is a transitional ecoregion of semi-arid grasslands, savannas, steppes, and thorn shrublands lying between the wooded Sudanian savanna to the south and the Sahara to the north. The music on this compilation was not collected from “discarded” or “abandoned” cellular phones as has been reported. It’s sort of funny, the notion that one could find memory cards or cellphones lying around in the trash. No, although an interesting story, the music was simply copied from cell phones belonging to individuals. In the effort of cultural exchange, I traded for a few Townes Van Zandt albums; we’ll see if they’ve survived next time I’m back in Kidal. - Christopher Kirkley sahelsounds.com User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Music From Saharan Cellphones Vol. 2
Music From Saharan Cellphones Vol. 1
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