Mauritania: Festival of Nomad Music
Sunday 29 May 2005 22:15-0:00 (Radio 3)
Andy Kershaw visits the Festival of Nomad Music in Mauritania, a country on the western fringe of the Sahara Desert that is rarely visited by international tourists or businessmen.
Twenty years ago its people were 80% nomadic, but its society is now changing dramatically, and is starting to open up to the world. Andy encounters an extraordinarily rich musical culture, both at the festival and beyond, with world-class musicians that the world hasn't yet discovered.
Duration:
1 hour 45 minutes
Playlist
ANDY KERSHAW AT THE FESTIVAL OF NOMAD MUSIC, MAURITANIA
Recorded: Nouakchott, 4th - 8th April 2005
Festival website: www.musiquesnomades.com
All music recorded on location by BBC Radio 3
MUSIC Ooleya Mint Amartichitt: Bismillah
Dur: 7.27
MUSIC Ooleya Mint Amartichitt: Chwey chewey
Dur: 5.10
MUSIC Ooleya Mint Amartichitt: Lawee lemama
Dur: 7.09
MUSIC Toutou Mint Dendenni
Dur: 4.38
MUSIC Aslacus: Why do people scatter?
Dur:3.49
MUSIC Aslacus: Legend of the serpent
Dur:1.45
MUSIC Med Salem Ould Meydah: Medir (the liege's song)
Dur: 3.24
MUSIC Med Salem Ould Meydah: Aytou Taha (miracle)
Dur: 4.58
MUSIC Jam Min Tekki (hip hop): Mare Hane
Dur:1.40
MUSIC Jam Min Tekke: Life Gang
Dur: 2.03
MUSIC Nema Mint Chwaikh: Taking music to a new level
Dur: 6.16
MUSIC Nema Mint Chwaikh: Seyni (my husband rejoices)
Dur:5.43
MUSIC Aicha Mint Chigaly: Sawini
Dur: 2.49
MUSIC Aicha Mint Chigaly: Salaam
Dur:8.29
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