DUR-DUR BAND OF SOMALIA AFRICA VOL 1 & 2 140-GR VINYL - 3-LPS - GERMANY IMPORT
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THE DUR-DUR BAND OF SOMALIA
Dur-Dur of Somalia: Volume 1, Volume 2 & Previously Unreleased Tracks
ANALOG AFRICA Records, 2018 3-LPS 140 gram vinyl Gatefold sleeve with liner notes and pictures Imported from Germany Made in England
Following Analog Africa founder Samy Ben Redjeb's dangerous trip to Mogadishu in November of 2016, the label presents Dur Dur of Somalia: Volume 1, Volume 2 & Previously Unreleased Tracks.
Dur-Dur, a young band from the '80s, climaxed as a band in April of 1987 with the release of Volume 2, their second album.
The secrets to Dur-Dur's rapid success is inextricably linked to the vision of Isse Dahir, founder and keyboard player of the band.
Isse's plan was to locate some of the most forward-thinking musicians of Mogadishu's buzzing scene and lure them into Dur-Dur.
Ujeeri, the band's mercurial bass player was recruited from Somali jazz and drummer extraordinaire Handal previously played in Bakaka Band.
Isse also added his two younger brothers to the line-up: Abukar Dahir Qassin was brought in to play lead guitar, and Ahmed Dahir Qassin was hired as a permanent sound engineer.
On their first two albums, Volume 1 and Volume 2, three different singers traded lead-vocal duties back and forth.
Shimaali, formerly of Bakaka Band, handled the Dhaanto songs, a Somalian rhythm from the northern part of the country that bears a striking resemblance to reggae; Sahra Dawo, a young female singer, had been recruited from Somalia's national orchestra, the Waaberi Band.
Their third singer, the legendary Baastow, who had also been a vocalist with the Waaberi Band, and had been brought into Dur-Dur due to his deep knowledge of traditional Somali music, particularly Saar, a type of music intended to summon the spirits during religious rituals.
From the very beginning, Dur-Dur's doctrine was the fusion of traditional Somali music with whatever rhythms would make people dance: funk, reggae, soul, disco, and new wave were mixed effortlessly with Banaadiri beats, Dhaanto, and spiritual Saar music.
The concoction was explosive. It initially seemed that Dur-Dur's music had only been preserved as a series of murky tape dubs and YouTube videos, but after Samy arrived in Mogadishu he eventually got to the heart of Mogadishu's tape-copying network and ended up finding some of the band's fabled master tapes, long thought to have disappeared.
This set reissues the band's first two albums -- the first installment in a three-part series dedicated to Dur-Dur Band -- representing the first fruit of Analog Africa's long labors to bring this extraordinary music to the wider world.
Remastered from the best available audio sources.
Includes two previously unreleased tracks; Accompanied by extensive liner notes, featuring interviews with original band members.
Track Listing:
A 01. Ohiyee 05:55 02. Yabaal 05:57 03. Heelo 09:02
B 04. Hiyeeley 03:57 05. Aw Baahilowlow 06:19 06. Doon Baa Maraysoo 07:30
C 07. Intro Vol.2 01:03 08. Jaceyl Mirahiis 05:20 09. Dab - Abdulahi Sharif Hasan 07:10 10. Saafiyeey Makaa Saraayeey 02:53
D 11. Jaajumoow Jees 05:43 12. Diinleeya 05:39 13. Caashaqa Maxaa II Baray 05:13
E 14. Keene Gardaran 03:58 15. Jubba Aaka 07:34 16. Aduun Hawli Kama Dhamaato 08:39
F 17. Salkudhigey 06:49 18. Haddi Aanan Gacaloy 08:52
- Analog Africa reissues Somalian band Dur-Dur's first two albums, Volume 1 and Volume 2, the first installment in a three-part series dedicated to Dur-Dur Band. - Dur-Dur's doctrine was the fusion of traditional Somali music with whatever rhythms would make people dance: funk, reggae, soul, disco, and new wave were mixed effortlessly with Banaadiri beats, Dhaanto, and spiritual Saar music. - Remastered from the best available audio sources. - Includes two previously unreleased tracks; Accompanied by extensive liner notes, featuring interviews with original band members. - Triple-LP version comes on 140 gram vinyl; Gatefold sleeve with notes and pictures.
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