Edit of 'The Belldog' By Eno, Moebius & Roedelius.

KayDog (Ruff Demo)

Syxcorax Sings (The VonPenguins Visit The Goblin Market Mix)

"Toura Toura" they cried, from the mountain on high to the travellers down below. The walk had been long and their sandals had taken a battering from the dried up desert sands on which they had tread. The rocky cliff face cast it's shadows across the red sands below as it rose from the ground like some sort of twisted stone skyscraper amidst the nothingness. Those at the top unfurled a large red flag to those below, it blotted a blackened shape against the pale blue sky as it soared. 

Formed in New York City, it is through accidental circumstances that the members of Innov Gnawa, originally from Morocco, found themselves as a musical group. Innov Gnawa are the only NewYork-based Gnawa band who play regularly and still remain true to the traditions of the ancient ritual. Here they receive the remix treatment from 1-800 Dinosaur affiliate Mr Assister on a forthcoming release for Pique Nique Records.

PREMIERE: Innov Gnawa - Toura Toura (Mr Assister's Assisted Version)[Pique Nique]

** OUT ON 30 JUNE 2017 **
http://www.piranha.de/piranha/various_artists/can_i_get_a_witness

Piranha turns 30!

Can I get a Witness? Yes, we can! Get a witness and listen to music from all over the world, one piece at a time, in a single scintillating session of two and a bit hours.

Local roots and international hybrids. Tradition and avant garde. Spiritual ecstasy and zest, political activism, purely psycho-physical dance crazes: Piranha Records has had it all for 30 solid years now – and counting!

From Nubia to Cairo

Ali Hassan Kuban - Mabruk (Congratulation)

We're super happy to announce our 13th release by Sharhabil Ahmed, the actual King of Sudanese Jazz (he won that title in a competition in the early 1970s). Sonically it sounds very different from what Jazz is understood to sound like outside of Sudan. It’s an incredible unique mix of rock’n’roll, funk, surf, traditional sudanese music and influences from Congolese sounds. Original copies of Sharhabil recordings are often hard to find, so we’re happy they will now be widely available, including a booklet with liner notes, interviews and unseen photos from Sharhabil’s personal archive. The release is licensed from Sharhabil himself and he receives 50% of the profits of the sales.

Pre-order

Sharhabil Ahmed - Argos Farfish (Off Habibi Funk 013, dropping in July)

Hada Wagty

Najib Elhouch - Ya Aen Daly

Dorsaf Hamdani chante Barbara & Fairouz

Al Bint El Chalabeya

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