Modern Pop From Mauritania 1984-1989
Compilation by the iconic figure of Mauritanian pop in the '80's & '90's.

Modern Pop From Mauritania 1984-1989

Yassine

€ 32,95
  • LP
Label
Bongo Joe / Sofa Records
Expected release
24 April 2026
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Description

After Maghreb K7 Club – Synth Raï, Chaoui & Staïfi (1985-1997) and Maghreb K7 Club Disco Singles Volume 1, 2, and 3, Sofa Records and Les Disques Bongo Joe team up again for a new project exploring funky, synth-driven tape music from the Maghreb.

This compilation brings together eight songs —delivering a Saharan pop sound melted with reggae, dub, new-wave and funk — by Yassine (Ahl) Nana, the iconic figure of Mauritanian pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. Yassine and his band recorded songs between Nouakchott, Paris, and Rabat, resulting in only a pair of rare cassette tapes. This music was definitively part of the vibrant wave of African sounds sweeping across the continent at the time, from Abidjan to Oran and Kinshasa.

This compilation features previously unreleased recordings, along with liner notes, interviews, and exclusive iconography.

Tracklist

  • 1.Boustan El Achaar
  • 2.Fatma
  • 3.Samra
  • 4.Telephone
  • 5.Ya Messafer Aala Ettayep
  • 6.Bikalbi N'Thab
  • 7.Ma Ahla Lilat Samar
  • 8.Bouaamrane

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