I first mentioned the free compilation Music for Saharan Cellphones here. A month ago Chris Sahelsounds offered a second volume. Music collected on discarded cellphone memory cards & transfered via bluetooth is a very Beyond Digital thing…
Chris writes: “Again, all mp3s collected in the town of Kidal, the quintessential desert crossroad. Some of the track titles are lost to the id3 dustbin of history.”
Two excerpts below, gentle auto-tune and dream-soaked guitar. Grab the entire thing here.
[audio:04 Fenomenal- Mix.mp3] [audio:05 Polisario.mp3]
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i love this idea! thank you!