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DUR DUR BAND - Dur Dur Of Somalia Volume 1 Volume 2 - Vinyl (3xLP)
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December 18, 2018
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information DUR DUR BAND Dur Dur Of Somalia Volume 1 Volume 2(gatefold 3xLP + MP3 download code) Analog Africa Germany
Cat: AALP 087. Rel: 17 Sep 18
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Side 1 - Track 1. Ohiyee Side 1 - Track 2. Yabaal Side 1 - Track 3. Heelo Side 2 - Track 1. Hiyeeley Side 2 - Track 2. Aw Baahilowlow Side 2 - Track 3. Doon Baa Maraysoo Side 3 - Track 1. Intro Vol 2 Side 3 - Track 2. Jaceyl Mirahiis Side 3 - Track 3. Dab Side 3 - Track 4. Saafiyeey Makaa Saraayeey Side 4 - Track 1. Jaajumoow Jees Side 4 - Track 2. Diinleeya Side 4 - Track 3. Caashaqa Maxaa I Barayee Side 5 - Track 1. Keene Gardaran Side 5 - Track 2. Jubba Aaka Side 5 - Track 3. Aduun Hawli Kama Dhamaato Side 6 - Track 1. Salkuu Dhigey Side 6 - Track 2. Haddi Aanan Gacaloy
In the expansive sleeve notes accompanying this superb triple-album, Analog Africa founder Samy Ben Redjeb accounts, in great detail, the epic tale of Dur-Dur Band, a Mogadishu-based deep funk outfit that took Somalian radio by storm during the early 1980s. It's a remarkable story, all told, but nowhere near as remarkable as the music contained on this essential retrospective. Redjeb has managed to license both of their previously cassette-only albums, stretching them across three slabs of wax. Brilliantly played and performed, the songs mix killer American and African style funk grooves with hooky Somalian vocals, spacey synths and occasional nods towards other styles (most notably reggae on later period cut "Diinleeya" and Juju on "Salkuu Dhigey"). Simply essential.
