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Mammane and his Electronic Organ

Mammane and his Electronic Organ

By Christopher Kirkley on April 12, 2013

By Christopher Kirkley on 12 April 2013 in  BLOG

Mammane Sanni Abdoulaye played the possibly first synth organ in Niger and recorded his only album in 1978. Christopher Kirkley from Sahelsounds not only found one of the rare copies in an archive in Niamey, he also found Mammane himself.

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SIM Cards from Northern Mali

SIM Cards from Northern Mali

By Thomas Burkhalter on February 12, 2013

By Thomas Burkhalter on 12 February 2013 in  AUDIO

Christopher Kirkley offers on his blog Sahelsounds autotuned DIY-pop and unplugged music from Northern Mali. A podcast.

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