Surely one of the finds of the year, the synth and percussion heavy Jaglara music of the mythic Sudanese musician Jantra is a sparkling, heavenly new addition to the ever-expanding pool of electronic music genres emanating from across the African continent. Both irresistible body music and spiritually ecstatic, Ostinato Records have revealed something really quite special. Read / Listen
Read MoreNoori & his Dorpa Band 'BEJA POWER! Electric Soul & Brass from Sudan’s Red Sea Coast' (Ostinato Records) - a review
Through a chance viewing of a video on Sudanese Tik Tok, the people at Ostinato Records came across the ancient and well-hidden music of the Beja culture. Oppressed by successive regimes, the Beja go back to Ancient Egyptian times but until now, very few have heard their beautiful, evocative melodies until Noori, his one-of-a-kind tambo-guitar and his Dorpa Band recorded these six tracks of serious blues power. Not just the blues though, scattered amongst these ancient melodies lie the sounds of the world. Read / Listen here
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