Sahel Sounds

Sahel Sounds is an American record label, based in Portland, which specializes in music from the southern part of the Sahara desert.

Details

Sahel Sounds was founded by Christopher Kirkley, who traveled to Africa in 2008 after hearing a CD by Afel Bocoum. Kirkley spent almost two years in Mauritania, Mali, and Niger.[1] When he returned, he started the label, which releases albums frequently recorded by Kirkley, "a sort of vigilante ethnomusicologist", in the field. As an effort to steer clear of cultural appropriation, he claims complete transparency about finances, and divides all profits equally between the group and the label.[2]

Artists

Compilations
  • Music From Saharan Cellphones[3]

References
  1. May, Chris (March 26, 2019). "Saharan synthwave – How Sahel Sounds amplifies new music from West Africa". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. Petrusich, Amanda (11 November 2019). "The Heavy, Meditative, and Tender Music of Les Filles de Illighadad". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  3. Beta, Andy (April 1, 2019). "Mdou Moctar: Ilana (The Creator)". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
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