Etran de LâAĂŻr (or âstars of the AĂŻr regionâ) welcomes you to Agadez, the capital city of Saharan rock. Playing for over 25 years, Etran has emerged as stars of the local wedding circuit. Beloved for their dynamic repertoire of hypnotic solos and sun schlazed melodies, Etran stakes out a place for Agadez guitar music. Playing a sound that invokes the desert metropolis, âAgadezâ celebrates the sounds of all the dynamism of a hometown wedding.
Check out Etran de LâAĂŻr's new album 'Agadez' on LP, CD, and digital at etrandelair.bandcamp.com
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Our friends at NTS have just released a new live performance video by Luka Guindo under his Luka Productions project, playing Nèguè, a currently unreleased track set to appear on his forthcoming LP on Sahel Sounds (landing in Autumn of this year).
Shot on location at Baconi Commune 1 in Bamako, Mali, Lukaâs joyful electronic take on West African folk music is completed by a dance accompaniment from local performers Star Boys.
Video/Audio: Elim Communication
Vocals, Piano, Djembe: Luka Guindo
Ngoni - Ousmane Tounkara
Balani - Dramane DiabatĂŠ
Dancers - Star Boys
Executive Produced by NTS & Carhartt Work In Progress
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Sahel Sounds is a recording project and record label focused on culture in the West African Sahel.