{"product_id":"mamman-sani-taaritt-vinyl-lp","title":"Mamman Sani: Taaritt Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It's not music for dancing, but maybe it can make you dream.\"\u003c\/i\u003e Cosmic, ethereal synthesizers play with drum machines to interpret ancient Saharan folk ballads in an interstellar context. Lying somewhere between ambient library music and minimal wave you have composer and musician \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Mamman+Sani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMamman Sani\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, who recorded \u003cem\u003eTaaritt\u003c\/em\u003e between 1985 -1988 in Niger, his home country, and Paris. Never before released on vinyl, the tunes presented on Taaritt sit alongside some of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Hailu+Mergia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHailu Mergia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/products\/yishak-banjaw-love-songs-vol-2-ethiopian-minimal-wave-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYishak Benjaw's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e Ethio-grooves, full of \"sweet melodies\" and \"positive vibrations\". Tracks to check out are \"Ya Bismillah,\" \"Gosi\" and \"Dangay Kotyo,\" among the blissful other tunes. The cover artwork by \u003cstrong\u003eMaria Joan Dixon\u003c\/strong\u003e features a Tuareg (read: Berber) alien spaceship hovering over the Agadez Grande Mosque of Niger, drawing from the record's placement as an interstellar vehicle meant to take us on a journey through sonic landscapes of the past, present, and future. 8 tracks in all released by Sahel Sounds. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epreviously unreleased home recordings from 1985-1988\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Sahel Sounds 2014\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ralphy+Corduroy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eRalphy Corduroy\u003c\/a\u003e 02\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Mamman Sani","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":48502685565099,"sku":"fr-4069","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/5282\/1931\/files\/mammansani-taarit.jpg?v=1793635536","url":"https:\/\/shopdelviro.shop\/products\/mamman-sani-taaritt-vinyl-lp","provider":"Avermont","version":"1.0","type":"link"}