V/a / Wallahi Le Zein! Wezin, Jakwar & Guitar Boogie From The Islamic Republic Of Mauritania

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Recordings of the Beydane complete with 28 Tracks, a dozen different performers, and extensive liner notes in a 32-page booklet. In Mauritania’s capital city, Nouakchot, you’ll see thousands of 1 story buildings with the peaks of Bedouin tents rising from their walled courtyards or roofs, next to shacks pieced together from scraps of tin, wood and concrete blocks. Every few blocks, breaking up this architectural rhythm, you will see a few 2 story Moorish style palaces, their eggshell paint gleaming in the sun. You will also, inevitably, hear the music of the Beydane, which lives behind the walls, in the courtyards, and in the sandy open patches of these neighborhoods. Received an 8.0 rating from Pitchfork.

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