Dur-Dur Band
Volume 5 LP

Awesome Tapes From Africa live up to their name once again with a very welcome reissue of this 1987 side by legendary Somali outfit Dur-Dur Band. Previously unavailable outside of Somalia and sequenced and presented as its makers intended, it's a total revelation, spanning ecstatic high-life, gritty funk and killer leftfield pop styles, but delivered with an economy and precision that's just completely righteous and commanding. The grooves are tough, loping but fleet-footed and seemingly attuned to the psychedelic potential of repetition, and the all-pervasive tape-hiss and "accidental dub" vibe puts us in mind of contemporaneous British DIY fare from people like Flaming Tunes and Cleaners From Venus, as unlikely as that sounds.

Produs Nou / Anul aparitiei: 2013

Tracklist:

A1 Dur-Dur Band Introduction

A2 Hayeelin

A3 Halelo

B1 Fagfagley

B2 Ilawad Cashaqa

B3 Garsore Waa Ilaah

C1 Aada Fududey Iga Ahow

C2 Tajir Waa Ilaah

D1 Dholey

D2 Amiina Awdaay

D3 Dooyo