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sidi toure & friends - sahel folk - thrill jockey - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: African

1. Bon Koum
2. Adema
3. Djarii Ber
4. Bera Nay Wassa
5. Sinji
6. Taray Kongo
7. Haallah
8. Wayey Zarrabo
9. Artiatanat

At its heart, Sahel Folk, Thrill Jockey’s debut release with Sidi Touré, is an album about friends reuniting around a glass of tea. It’s Sidi Touré’s second album, but the first time most of his collaborators have been documented. Chronicled in a live “field-recording” style at Sidi’s sister’s house, the simplicity of the takes highlight the beauty of the songs and the skill of the players. Each track on the album is a duet recording of Sidi and one friend, a product of a very specific two-day process. On the first day, the friends would meet, play, and choose a song over a glass of tea. On the second day they would record the song, allowing themselves just two takes to retain the spontaneity of the recording and reunion.