Music from Saharan WhatsApp, by Various Artists

Music from Saharan WhatsApp

by Various Artists

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Lord Dubious Been loving this stuff since “Music From Saharan Cellphones” dropped. More obscure greatness! Kinda wish it had those notes found with “…Cellphones” releases tho. Favorite track: Alhoria.

frankblaney I love it cause its raw from the heart of some Mega-talented players of instruments & lovely singers. Don't get no better.

michaelsee As good as the Saharan cellphone albums are, I find myself drawn into this great collection moreso.

Faisal Jewell An Amazing Compilation of Music from Mali, Mauritania, and Niger Favorite track: Saghmi Yessri.

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	1.	Etran de L'Air - Tarha Ebouse Dighe Mane 06:27
	2.	Oumou Diabate and Kara Show - Wara 04:58
	3.	Jeich Ould Badu - Elyn 03:06
	4.	Alkibar Jr - Adouna 03:50
	5.	Amaria Hamadalher - Tarhanine 03:06
	6.	Luka Productions and Kandiafa - Ne Be Massa Wofo 04:21
	7.	Andal Sukabe - Hey Malale 02:07
	8.	Hama - Alhoria 03:46
	9.	Veyrouz Mint Seymali - Saghmi Yessri 04:02
	10.	Bounaly - Takamba 04:39
	11.	Oyiwane - Fatima 04:20

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In 2020, Sahel Sounds hosted a project called Music from Saharan WhatsApp. This series consisted of ephemeral digital EPs, documenting live performances by some of the most exciting acts in the Sahel playing music, including Nigerién techno, wedding rock, Woodabe guitar, WZN, traditional music, Mandingue music, and more.

Responding to an open call from our network of artists, musicians recorded a handful of tracks on their cellphone and sent them over the popular mobile app WhatsApp. Each session was hosted for a month on Bandcamp and sold on a sliding scale, with all profits wired directly to the musicians. After a month, the EP would disappear, replaced by another one.

Now, some of the label's favorite tracks from this series are collected for the first time outside of Bandcamp as the Music from Saharan WhatsApp compilation LP. This LP features tracks by established Sahel Sounds artists such as Etran de L'Aïr, Hama, Alkibar Jr, Amaria Hamadaler (of Les Filles de Illighadad), and artists new to the label like Bounaly and Andal Sukabe.

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released June 10, 2022

Cover photo Andal Sukabe
Mastered by Jessica Thompson
Concept & Art by Christopher Kirkley
Liner Notes printed by Eberhardt Press
Sahel Sounds 2022

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