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أصاله في وسط البلد - يا مجنون

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Wonderwheel Recordings is proud to present the debut album, Silt, from Sudanese singer Alsarah and her band the Nubatones. Called “The New Star Of Nubian Pop” by The Guardian, the album was produced solely by Alsarah who describes the sound of Silt as “East African Retro Pop” - it’s music that harkens back to the hazy sounds of 1960s and 70s Nubian music with it’s Eastern instrumentation, soaring vocal melodies, and pentatonic arrangements. 

The album has it’s musical roots in the Nubian “Songs of Return” that began to spring up after mass displacement and resettlement of hundreds of thousands in a region of lower Nubia that went under water after Egypt built Aswan High Dam to control the flooding of the Nile in 1970. The focus of these songs, both thematically and lyrically is about a return to home and the beauty of home and embodies a certain kind of saudade – a nostalgic longing for a place that no longer exists. The album encompasses Alsarah and her band’s musical curiosities in the concept of migration and Silt is their take on this mixed with the musical fusion happening in 1970s Khartoum, along with Arabic and North African influences appearing in the mix. 

Alsarah, is a Sudanese born singer, songwriter and ethnomusicologist. Born in the capital city of Khartoum, where she spent the first 8 years of her life, she relocated to Taez, Yemen with her family to escape the ever stifling regime in her native country. She abruptly moved to the US in 1994, when a brief civil war broke out in Yemen. Now residing in Brooklyn, NY, she is a self-proclaimed practitioner of East-African retro-pop. Working on various projects, she most recently has been working with The Nile Project and was featured on their debut release, Aswan (named 1 of the Top 5 “Must Hear” international albums by NPR). She has also collaborated with French producer Débruit on the album Aljwal, released this past November via Soundway Records UK. 

The Nubatones started out as dinner conversation between Alsarah and percussionist Rami El Aasser in his living room, digging thru archives of old music from North Africa, and reading about migration patterns in modern day Nubia, Soon the conversation opened into a musical one and spread to include master Oud player and Luthier Haig Manoukian and bass player Mawuena Kodjovi. With a collective love for pentatonic music and a common understanding of what it means to be an immigrant, the group went on to perform both nationally and internationally at prestigious venues such as The Kennedy Center, The Apollo Music Cafe, Celebrate Brooklyn at Prospect Park, The World Music festival in Chicago, and the Festival du Mond Arab in Montreal just to name a few. 



Silt

Rennat

عندي زيك

حكاية الوردة والشارع 

كلمات : هاشم صديق 
الحان : نانسي عجاج 

انحنيت للوردة ولا سيف الخليفة 
انحنيت لي بسمه صالحة 
ودمعة صادحة 
ولقمة مالحة 
راحة في سترة رغيفة 
لي قمر مد اللسان بي طولو لي الضلمة المخيفة 
وانحنيت بي كلي لي جرحاً بنافح 
ولي وطن فوق للمصالح 
لي صباح وردي الملامح
لي قلب اخضر مسامح 
ولي سلام ... ويا سلام لي سلام ايدا نضيفة 
انحنيت بي كلي لي ستي الشوارع 
لي وطن معشوق وفارع 
لي عشم من جرحي طالع  
لي قلم ما بخون ويبايع  
لي عيون صاحية وشريفة 
للقطاطي 
وللسواقي 
للمرافي 
والمنافي 
لي جمر والدنيا زيفة 
لي حروف صابرة وعفيفة 
انحنيت بي كلي شعبي المنارة 
للمواويل والقناديل والجسارة
لي قلوب حارة ورهيفة  

حكاية الوردة والشارع

Alsarah & The Nubatones  Habibi Taal Netlm حبيبى تعال نتلم

Cover song for the King Mohamed mounir performed by high dam band 

Hassan Jamaica (vocal)
MR.Booney (Lead Guitar)
Fayrouz Kaddal (Flute)
Loai El Nakib (Vocal, Keyboard)
Ahmed Remo (Bass Guitar) 
Ahmed Khairy (Percussion) 
Mohamed Gomaa (Percussion)
Karem Mahmoud (Drums)


Chocolata / شوكولاتة

Sudaniyat

Diya Wa - Rasha (Sudaniyat)

اولين اراجيد من البوم كسوف الشمس والقمر

اولين اراجيد

ريم بنّا - قلبي يحدثني

الشيخ امام ياشعب ياروح الخلود

محمد وردى يلا وتعال يلا

Live Performance in Aswan, Egypt January 2013
Written by Alsarah, featuring The Nile Project Orchestra.
Buy it here - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thenileproject


Salaam Nubia ft. the Nile Project

In January 2013, the Nile Project brought together 18 musicians from Uganda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt to experiment with a collaborative creative process that would last 10 days. Each musician brought 2 songs. In the morning, they taught one another their respective musical languages. in the afternoon, they played musical chairs in duos, trios, and quartets. On the 5th day, they played their songs for one another. The puzzle was all there. But it was time to organize the pieces into one seamless tapestry to perform in Aswan and in Cairo 4 days later. This recording showcases the result of this rich encounter.

Lyrics:

- عربي

شوفتوا الحبايب قالوا السلام
قالوا السلام .. ردوا السلام

أصل وحضارة .. طيبة وايمان
قولوا السلام .. ردوا السلام

شوفتوا الحبايب قالوا السلام

أهل النيل اتلموا .. أهل النيل اتلموا


من ضل النخيل لفوق السحاب
برمي السلام .. ردوا السلام

أهل النيل اتلموا .. أهل النيل اتلموا

يا يما قولي السلام x4

أصل وحضارة شامل ايمان

قولوا السلام .. ردوا السلام

أصل وحضارة كامل تمام

قولوا السلام .. ردوا السلام

أهل النيل اتلموا .. أهل النيل اتلموا x4

-English

Salaam Nubia (Alsarah)

Who besides you could've gathered the people
We rise to the heights,  come down to the gravel
Come closer to me beloved, come closer to me
Bring your people's goodness,
enrich me
Come closer to me beloved, come closer to me
Break down your barriers,
rise to me
Who besides you could've gathered the people
We rise to the heights, come down to the gravel


02 Salaam Nubia

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