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Various Artists
Desert Blues 2
Genres: International Music, Pop

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Daymallah- Majid Bekkas
2. Mouso Teke Soma Ye - Boubacar Traore
3. Laidu - Rokia Traore
4. Almany - Djeli Moussa Diawara & Bob Brozman
5. Felenko Yefe - Momo Wandel Soumah
6. Anunka Ben - Lobi Troare
7. Gibran - Abaji
8. Dios Mio! - Aziza Brahim & Tarba Bibo
9. Djezair - Kadda Cherif Hadria
10. Hakmet Lakdar - Hasna el Becharia
11. Mande Djeliou - Djelimady Tounkara
12. Forobana - Habib Koite
Track Listings (14) - Disc #2
1. Trab - Cheb Mami
2. Minia - Nahawa Doumbia
3. Wolodennu - Lobi Traore
4. Toko - Momo Wandel Souman
5. Sufi Dialogue - Soliman Gamil
6. Baba Drame - Boubacar Traore
7. Azara al hay - Rasha
8. Sama Guitare - El Hadj n'Diaye
9. Aitma - Tartit
10. La Sepultura - Teita Leibid & Luis Delgado
11. Minew Jaw - Netsanet Mellesse & Wallias Band
12. Yango - Mounsour SEck
13. Mamaya, 15eme partie - Grand Papa Diabate featuring Sona Diabate
14. Lees Waxul - Yande Codou Sene & Youssou n' Dour

CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Desert Blues 2
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Network Germany
Original Release Date: 1/1/2003
Re-Release Date: 1/14/2003
Album Type: Import
Genres: International Music, Pop
Style:
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 785965104528

Synopsis

Amazon.com

As on the initial volume, this lavishly illustrated and annotated two-CD set explores assorted blueslike traditions found in and around the Sahara. Many of these artists use pentatonic scales and yes, their earthy vocals are often reminiscent of acoustic North American strains. But as each song unfolds into the next, like stanzas of an epic poem, individual identities and nationalities emerge loud and clear. Malian troubadour Boubacar Traore's woebegone keening could melt a heart of industrial-grade granite, while Momo Wandel Soumah of Conakry, Guinea, trades licks with a honking sax and periodically breaks into an irrepressible talking blues. When, or even if, African and Western players first began to influence one another is irrelevant in the face of such soul-stirring beauty. Wherever these tunes originated or have traveled since, they deal with real life in all its heartbreak, frustration, and glory and are triumphs of fierce, vulnerable humanity. --Christina Roden

CD Reviews

A Road to Wonder, Peace and Love

12/14/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I fell in love with Oumou Sangare, after hearing a Napster download, before Napster was shut down. Sorry, Recording industry, but you're as wrong as the courts. But for Napster, I'd never have found Sangare (like where do you hear her on the radio). I sought her thru the Web and found Ambiances du Sahara, Desert Blues. I'm totally in love with her and I bought all of her CD's. I can honestly say that but for Napster, this music would not have been purchased. Period.Thus, I bought the first set of CD's (Desert Blues) and experienced wonder that increased as the sonic massage took me to spaces and places and heart. Truly, parts of my mind were stimulated that had not been touched in popular culture, whether it be jazz, rock or classical. And, then, I got Reves D'Oasis, (Desert Blues 2) not knowing what to expect. The spiritual ambiance, the the purity and innocence and soulfulness of this music is something that speaks volume about peace and, ultimately, the love of music and the joy in its creation. The artistry you'll find on this collection of CD's is masterful, driving, rudimtary and refreshing. The music presented creates a yearning to return to it, again and again. I dig it. It taps into the fundamental rhythm of the human spirit and enabled me to feel the sweat of working in the fields, under the Sun and to experience the joy of prayer. I don't understand the languages, but I do understand the music. It speaks across cultural boundaries, time and genres."