Harafin So - Bollywood Inspired Film Music from Hausa Nigeria | Various Artists

Harafin So - Bollywood Inspired Film Music from Hausa Nigeria

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Cosmographer Simply one of the deadliest dance party records in my collection. IRRESISTIBLE! Favorite track: Muna Cikin Sanyi.

Snake Plant Paul Love the synths on here. Fun stuff! Favorite track: Ololufemi.

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	1.	Fati Niger - Girma Girma 06:10
	2.	Mai Dawayya - Ololufemi 05:52
	3.	Abubakar Sani - Harafin So 05:11
	4.	Abubakar Sani & Fati Niger - Tofi 05:22
	5.	Sani Danja - Muna Cikin Sanyi 04:29
	6.	Karamin Lilisco - Fashion 04:10
	7.	Muddassir Kassim - Kassim 03:42
	8.	Sani Danja - Baban Rigga 04:34
	9.	Maryam Olomi - Aure 04:10

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In the North of Nigeria, people like Bollywood films so much that 20 years ago, they started making their own local productions. The films of Kannywood feature song and dance - and the incredible music that defines Northern Nigeria: Autotuned robotic vocals combined with frenetic drum machines and pitch bending synths for a hybrid of local styles and Indian influence.

In 2012, Sahel Sounds and Little Axe traveled to Kano, the center of the film and film soundtrack industry and heart of Kannywood. Meeting with some of the top actors, directors, and musicians, and visiting dozens of studios - where songs are composed with desktop computers and digital keyboards - we collected thousands of songs, a drop in the abundance of Hausa film music.

"Harafin So" which translates to "Word of Love" is the first ever international release of film songs from Northern Nigeria, available on limited edition Vinyl and CD and digital download. Featuring top hits by some of the biggest Kannywood film superstars (Fati Niger, Abubakar Sani, and the exuberant Sani Danja), the selection highlights some of the most notable songs in this remote and flourishing music scene - a scene that is the signature sound of an increasingly globalized world.

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released April 23, 2013

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