VARIOUS ARTISTS Two Niles to Sing a Melody: the Violins & Synths of Sudan NO EXPORT to UK/EU/JPN
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VARIOUS ARTISTS Two Niles to Sing a Melody: The Violins & Synths of Sudan NO EXPORT TO UK/EU/JPN KEY SELLING POINTS • Ostinato’s next compilation after the best-selling, Grammy-nominated “Sweet As Broken Dates” • First compilation covering the golden eras of Sudanese music from 1970 - 1997 • Rare recordings of orchestral violin music of the 1970s and synthesizer music of the 1980s and 90s; none have been reissued before • Contains legendary singers like Mohammed Wardi, Saied Khalifa, and Zaidan Ibrahim, widely considered musical royalty across Africa • Ethiopian and Somali music both heavily influenced by Sudanese music • Music was largely repressed by the government in Sudan from 1983- 1995 and has not had a chance to be heard outside of Sudan and Africa, until now DESCRIPTION In Sudan, the political and cultural are inseparable. In 1989, a coup brought a ARTIST: Various Artists hardline religious government to power. Music was violently condemned. Many TITLE: Two Niles to Sing a Melody: The Violins & Synths of musicians and artists were persecuted, tortured, forced to flee into exile — and Sudan even murdered, ending one of the most beloved music eras in all of Africa and CATALOG: L-OST005 / CD-OST005 largely denying Sudan’s gifted instrumentalists, singers, and poets, from strutting LABEL: Ostinato Records their creative heritage on the global stage. What came before in a special era that protected and promoted the arts was one of the richest music scenes anywhere GENRE: World/Funk in the world. Although Sudanese styles are endlessly diverse, this compilation BARCODE: 843563105658 / 843563106013 celebrates the golden sound of the capital, Khartoum. Each chapter of the FORMAT: 3XLP / 2XCD cosmopolitan city’s tumultuous musical story is covered through 16 tracks: from the hypnotic violin and accordion-driven orchestral music of the 1970s that captured RELEASE: 9/14/2018 the ears and hearts of Africa and the Arabic-speaking world, to the synthesizer and LIST PRICE: $34.98 / RF / $19.98 / AT drum machine music of the 1980s, and the music produced in exile in the 1990s. The deep kicks of tum tum and Nubian rhythms keep the sound infectious. TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) Sudan of old had music everywhere: roving sound systems and ubiquitous bands 1. Al Bareedo Ana (The One I Love) — Emad Youssef and orchestras kept Khartoum’s sharply dressed youth on their feet. Live music was 2. Ma Kunta Aarif Yarait (I Wish I Had Known) — Abdel El Aziz integral to cultural life, producing a catalog of concert recordings. In small arenas Al Mubarak and large outdoor venues, musical royalty of the day built Khartoum’s reputation 3. Min Ozzalna Seebak Seeb (Forget Those That Divide Us) — as ground zero for innovation and technique that inspired a continent. Musicians Kamal Tarbas in Ethiopia and Somalia frequently point to Sudan’s biggest golden era stars as 4. Arraid Arraid Ya Ahal (Love, Love Family) — Madjzoub Ounsa idols. Mention Mohammed Wardi — a legendary Sudanese singer and activist akin 5. Malo Law Safeetna Inta (What If You Resolve What’s Between to Fela Kuti in stature and impact in his music and politics — and they often look Us?) — Khojali Osman to the heavens. 6. Ma Hammak Azabna (You Don’t Care About My Suffering) (Live) — Zaidan Ibrahim Such is the reputation of Sudanese music, particularly in the “Sudanic Belt,” a 7. Igd Allooli (The Pearl Necklace) — Saied Khalifa cultural zone that stretches from Djibouti all the way west to Mauritania, covering 8. Ma Aarfeen Nagool Shino! (We Don’t Know What to Say!) — much of the Sahara and the Sahel, lands where Sudanese artists are household Taj Makki names and Sudanese poems are regularly used as lyrics until today to produce the 9. Alamy Wa Shagiya (My Pain and Suffering) (Live) — Hanan latest hits. Sudanese cassettes often sold more in Cameroon and Nigeria than at Bulu Bulu home. But years of anti-music sentiment have made recordings in Sudan difficult to 10. Droob A Shoag (Paths to Love) — Abdelmoniem Ekhaldi source. Ostinato’s team traveled to Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, and Egypt in search 11. Galbi La Tahwa Tani (My Heart, Don’t Fall in Love Again) — of the timeless cultural artifacts that hold the story of Africa’s most mesmerizing Samira Dunia cultures. That these cassette tape and vinyl recordings were mainly found in 12. Al Sourah (The Photo) — Mohammed Wardi Sudan’s neighbors is a testament to Sudanese music’s widespread appeal. 13. Al Zaman Zamanak (It’s Your Time) — Abdullah Abdelkader 14. Al Wilaid Al Daif (The Youth Who Came as a Guest) — Mustafa With our Sudanese partner and co-compiler Tamador Sheikh Eldin Gibreel, a once Modawi & Ibrahim El Hassan famous poet and actress in ’70s Khartoum, Ostinato’s fifth album, following our 15. Elhabeeb Wain? (Where is My Sweetheart?) — Composed by Grammy-nominated “Sweet As Broken Dates,” revives the enchanting harmonies, Ibrahim El Kashif haunting melodies, and relentless rhythms of Sudan’s brightest years, fully 16. Al Mursal (The Messenger) — Mohammed Wardi restored, remastered and packaged luxuriously in a triple LP gatefold and double CD bookcase to match the regal repute of Sudanese music. A 20,000-word liner note booklet gives voice to the singers silenced by an oppressive regime. Take a sail down the Blue and White Nile as they pass through Khartoum, carrying with them an ancient history and a never-ending stream of poems and songs. It takes two Niles to sing a melody. 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CATALOG: F-CVSNDS03 Featuring production from XL Middleton, it was XL who arranged to LABEL: Cavi Sounds release this stellar modern G-funk cut on vinyl through his own Cavi GENRE: Modern Funk BARCODE: 659123106115 Sounds imprint, a spin off label of MoFunk Records, which seeks to keep FORMAT: 7” the west coast tradition of g-funk music alive and well. HOME MARKET: Los Angeles RELEASE: 9/14/2018 LIST PRICE: $10.98 / CI CASE QTY: 220/1 TRACKLISTING (Click Tracks In Blue To Preview Audio) A. Wazzup (feat. Jay Worthy & Moniquea) B.