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Safar Group consists of different cultural and musical background, who met at Dhow Countries Music Academy (DCMA) in Zanzibar 2004. Safar chose to focus on similarities and create a fusion of the Zanzibar music they carry with them. Safar Group try to preserve traditional music, Afro beat, Taarab, kidumbaki, Ngoma and Arabic music all blend as style in a special experience.

Kijiti - Safar Group & Bi Kidude

Jembe drumming and singing from Mali, recorded by Rainer Polak in Bamako, Mali, in outdoor mobile studio situation. 

Jaba (Jinafòli)

Nsonsanin (Fasa)

N'i Den T'i Bolo (Kirin - Wasulunka)

Dibidoye (Didadi)

Tulonkè (Bamanafòli)

Dansa

Live at Brave Festival

Langa Nahawand pt.2./Taarab

MIKE MAJKOWSKI - BETWEEN SEASONS
https://mikemajkowski.bandcamp.com/album/between-seasons
Cassette Tape release / Endless Happiness / release date: May 2019

A - Glare
B - Hover

Music for electronics
Composed and recorded by Mike Majkowski
Berlin, September - November 2018

Mastered by Doug Henderson, micro-moose-berlin

GLARE (excerpt) from 'Between Seasons'

Sketches the laid-back and leisurely sound of taarab, music of introspection and personal recreation. It revisits the history and voice of some of the foremost singers and ochestras in a blend of historical and more recent hits.