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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

No weather can stop street parties in Burkina Faso! ⛈🤘💙 Make sure to follow @/ablotraore on TikTok for more videos like this one. #burkinafasonusic #sahelshounds #saheldigitaldigging #djablo

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Moussa Tchingou being iconic for 90 seconds straight. Clip sent via WhatsApp. Check out his debut EP on our Bandcamp! moussatchingou.bandcamp.com/album/tamidi... #nigermusic #desertrock #moussatchingou #sahelsounds

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

@bandcamp.com hey there friends, can we get some support to geoblock Israel from digital downloads?

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Timothy John, aka @everyrecordever @twager.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Received today from @sahelsounds.bsky.social - these will dominate my turntable for the next week - Sahara guitar! 🎸

Three LPs from Sahel Sounds
- Etran de L’air - No. 1
- Fatou Seidi Ghali & Alamnou Akrouni - Les Filles de Illighadad
- Bounaly et ses amis- Dimanche À Bamako

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Etran de L’Aïr being iconic in Berlin tonight ✨

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ᴀʟ ᴅᴏʀᴀᴅᴏ @aldorado.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

received my copy of this yesterday. fantastic

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

More joy and dancing with Ahmedou Lowla and Mimo Hadi at Morphine Raum in Berlin!

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Big thanks Rabih Beaini and Morphine Raum for hosting the amazing Ahmedou Lowla and Mimo Hadi in Berlin last night!!

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

throwback to Etran de L’Aïr ‘s second album w art by Dewey Saunders 💚 we still got some LPs left!! 💚 etrandelair.bandcamp.com/album/agadez

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

big thanks everyone for yr love and support!! #bandcampfriday officially over 🙏✨💜🌈

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

it is STILL #bandcampfriday !!! ✨ only 2h31min remaining ✨ show us some love 💜🤘🌈 video - Hasso Akotey and Bibi Ahmed (Group Inerane) performing at a wedding in Niger sahelsounds.bandcamp.com

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Do y’all have a copy of Les Filles de Illighadad Live at Pioneer works already?? Now’s the perfect time to get one!! lesfillesdeillighadad.bandcamp.com/album/at-pio...

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

We also have big m, bountiful record-sized tote bags! Modeled here by a trio of Mauritanian local divas ✨ #bandcampfriday sahelsounds.bandcamp.com/merch/sahel-...

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

happy #bandcampfriday !!! get any/all of our digital releases for 🌈name your price🌈 for the next 23h00min sahelsounds.bandcamp.com

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

today is a good day to finally get a copy of Mohamed Alhassane Karzo ‘s EP as a lathe cut!! #bandcampfriday mohamedalassanekarzo.bandcamp.com/album/mafela...

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Hi, it's Matt Collins! @mitchberghini.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Highly recommend getting a copy!

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Abba Gargando mentioned 🤘🇲🇷🇲🇱 Merci @mitchberghini.bsky.social Album was recently repressed so y’all can still get a copy!! abbagargando.bandcamp.com/album/abba-g...

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Abba Gargando, by Abba Gargando

9 track album

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Hi, it's Matt Collins! @mitchberghini.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Not just @rtoral.bsky.social and Hiroshi Ebina (@mysterycircles.bsky.social) but also some Abba Gargando (the hidden gem of the @sahelsounds.bsky.social catalog), Tim Barnes (AOTY from @islandhouserecs.bsky.social), God Is War (top shelf @norent.bsky.social), Doers (@miraclemecha.bsky.social )

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Hi, it's Matt Collins! @mitchberghini.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Also features Abba Gargando (the hidden gem in the @sahelsounds.bsky.social catalogue!), new Tim Barnes (2025 AOTY from @islandhouserecs.bsky.social), some classic God Is War (top 10 @norent.bsky.social all timer), The Doers (my personal Beatles @miraclemecha.bsky.social)

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Malian musician Zou Djouroubatigui vibing on the n’goni. Show him some love on TikTok @/salvadorzoumana2 ! #ngoni #ngoniplayer #ZouDjouroubatigui #malimusic #saheldigitaldigging #sahelsounds

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Thanks so much for having us Hautes Fréquences Festival in Leysin, Switzerland!! Monsieurs Ahmedou Lowla and Mimo Hadi de Mauritania doin their thing 🇲🇷💚🤘 Check out Ahmedou’s solo album if y’all haven’t already - ahmedouahmedlowla.bandcamp.com/album/terrouzi

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Ahmedou Lowla 1st night of European tour in Frakfurt 🤘💚 #mauritaniamusic

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

We had many incredible shows during Etran de L’Aïr‘s Canada tour that just wrapped, though nothing quite tops having the legendary Vieux Farka Touré join them on stage @hillsidefestival.bsky.social ! More magical moments to be made as the band is heading to Europe Saturday ✨ linktr.ee/etrandelair

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

European friends keep your eyes peeled for Ahmed Lowla and his trusty percussionist Mimo Hadi touring Europe for these next 2 weeks! Full dates + tickets below 🤘✨ linktr.ee/ahmedlowla

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Sweet drum solo by @/abelsanogogmail.com aka Alvine Drums on TikTok during a concert in Mali. Give him a follow! #AlvineDrums #malimusic #africandrummer #saheldigitaldigging #sahelsounds

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

European friends - Mauritanian keyboard wiz @ahmed_lowla is coming to a city near you! Full tour dates, info and tickets below✨🔥 This one’s not to be missed!! linktr.ee/ahmedlowla #ahmedlowla #mauritaniamusic #psychedelicafrica #sahelsounds

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Satori Funk Macheen @satorifunkmacheen.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

I featured Tallawit Timbouctou on a Tuareg playlist several years ago. www.holidayatthesea.com/music/tuareg...

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Tuareg Guitar: Welcome To Saharan Desert Rock — Holiday At The Sea

A playlist of Tuareg Saharan Desert Rock.

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

From the archive - this gorgeous record from Northern Mali of takamba music by Tallawit Timbouctou. This is the music that long ruled the region, performed at festivities, blasting out of dusty boomboxes, and beaming out from village radio stations. tallawit.bandcamp.com/album/hali-d...

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Hali Diallo, by Tallawit Timbouctou

10 track album

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Malian Balani shows are a lot of fun for everyone - you can improvise your own dance or even moonwalk like this guy does! Find more vids of his at @/moussadance223 on TikTok #balani #malimusic #malidance #saheldigitaldigging #sahelsounds

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Europe friends - don’t miss keyboard wiz Ahmed Lowla in a city near you this summer! Many thanks Christoph and Planet Rock Booking for setting this up 🙏✨

Ahmed Lowla Europe Tour dates

25.07.2025 DE Frankfurt Jazz Montez
26.07.2025 CH Leysin Hautes Fréquences
29.07.2025 AT Wien Kollektiv Kaorle
30.07.2025 HU Budapest Magyar Zene Háza
31.07.2025 DE Berlin DURCHLÜFTEN Humboldt Forum
02.08.2025 DE Plankenfels Klangtherapie
03.08.2025 DE Berlin Morphine Raum
06.08.2025 DE Augsburg Freibad Lechhausen
07.08.2025 CH Môtiers Hors Tribu Festival
08.08.2025 CH Zürich Lethargy
09.08.2025 SE Malmö Malmöfestivalen
10.08.2025 DE Hamburg MS Stubnitz
12.08.2024 LT Vilnius Cultural Center of Kirtimai

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Satori Funk Macheen @satorifunkmacheen.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Catch this band live if you get the chance.

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Jay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

If, like me, you need more Mohamed Alassane Karzo music, check out his IG, he's posted a lot of live video clips. Here's hoping there's some kind of grabbable legit release/bandcamp soon for all these incredible songs. h/t @sahelsounds.bsky.social www.instagram.com/mohamedalhas...

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Etran de L’Aïr live in Vancouver, Canada, video by @yourbandiswack.bsky.social

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Check out Mohamed Karzo’s EP if you haven’t already, there’s some lathe cut vinyls left on our Bandcamp! mohamedalassanekarzo.bandcamp.com/album/mafela...

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Mafelawen EP, by Mohamed Alassane Karzo

2 track album

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Y’all like tapes and field recordings, right? sahelsoundscompilations.bandcamp.com/album/field-...

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Dillon @freeyourradio.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

👇👇👇👇

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

‘Falaw’ (2019) by Malian producer/rapper Luka Prod blends storytelling, field recording and acoustic instrument-sampling with a conscious rap attitude.He touches on delicate personal experiences such his childhood, becoming a father or losing a dear friend. lukaproductions.bandcamp.com/album/falaw

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Rivers of Suggestion @youngweather.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

this was one of my favorite albums of 2023 - some of the coolest sounds and melodies

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Dimanche à Bamako by Malian guitar virtuoso Bounaly 🔥 “Bounaly and his band are in infectious, muscular form; you get the sense that they could play completely out of time, and it would still sound good.” - Will Ainsley @Bandcamp Daily LPs on our Bandcamp! bounaly.bandcamp.com/album/dimanc...

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Happy Sunday! Time to put on some Malian wedding ambiance with this 2023 release by Bamako guitar legend in the making Bounaly 🎸 LPs still available 🤘✨ bounaly.bandcamp.com/album/dimanc...

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Kind reminder that we still got both tapes and LPs of Mamman Sani’s scifi masterpiece Taaritt available on our Bandcamp *hint hint* mammansani.bandcamp.com/album/taaritt

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Sahel Sounds @sahelsounds.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Workers in Mali rhythmically creating a textile pattern. More of this from @/seydoucissoko0 on TikTok! #soundingofpeopleworking #saheldigitaldigging #malimusic #sahelsounds

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Robert Dallas Gray @robertdallasgray.com · 02/07/2025

dae it! they’re all great, at pioneer works probably my fave

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