Folk Music of the Sahel Vol. 1: Niger (Sublime Frequencies 2014)

Favorite sleeve, fantastic record: Sublime Frequencies’

‘Folk Music of the Sahel Vol. 1: Niger’, a double album collection of field recordings made by Hisham Mayet during six trips through Niger between 2004 and 2014, covering a broad range of Nigerien traditions: Hausa, Zarma, Songhai, Fulani and Tuareg music, including griot performances, Wodaabe courtship chants, village dances and ritual possession music. Heavy gatefold sleeve with photo booklet in great shape.