{"product_id":"1132574","title":"Various Artists - Mogadisco - Dancing Mogadishu (Somalia 1972-1991) [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrand new release on the Analog Africa Label - MOGADISCO - Dancing Mogadishu (Somalia 1972 - 1991) 2xLP in Gatefold - comes with a full color 16 pages booklet containing 50 pictures.CD comes with a full color 40 pages booklet containing 50 pictures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e   \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter being blown away by a few tunes \\u2013 probably just as you will be after listening to this \\u2013 Samy Ben Redjeb travelled to the infamous capital city of Somalia in November of 2016, making Analog Africa the first music label to set foot in Mogadishu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn his arrival in Somalia Samy questioned the need for a vehicle full of armed chaperones casually toting Kalashnikovs, deemed necessary to accompany him to the radio station archive every morning, but then began rifling through piles of cassettes and listening to reel-to-reel tapes in the dusty archives of Radio Mogadishu, looking for music that 'swam against the current'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stars were aligned: an uncovered and unmarked pile of discarded recordings was discovered in a cluttered corner of the building. Colonel Abshir - the senior employee and protector of Radio Mogadishu's archives - clarified that the pile consisted mostly of music nobody had manage to identify, or music he described as being 'mainly instrumental and strange music'. At the words 'strange music' Samy was hooked, the return flight to Tunisia was cancelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pile turned out to be a cornucopia of different sounds: radio jingles, background music and interludes for radio programmes, television shows and theatre plays. There were also a good number of disco tunes, some had been stripped of their lyrics, the interesting parts had been recorded multiple times then cut, taped together and spliced into a long groovy instrumental loop. Over the next three weeks, often in watermelon-, grapefruit-juice and shisha-fuelled night-time sessions behind the fortified walls of Radio Mogadishu, Samy and the archive staff put together Mogadisco: Dancing Mogadishu - Somalia 1974\\u20131991. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike everywhere in Africa during the 1970s, both men and women sported huge afros, bell-bottom trousers and platform shoes. James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and The Temptations' funk were the talk of the town. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eIn 1977, Iftin Band were invited to perform at the Festac festival in Lagos where they represented Somalia at the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture. Not only did they come back with an award but they also returned with Afrobeat. While Fela Kuti's 'Shakara' had taken over the continent and was spreading like wildfire throughout Latin America, it was the track 'Lady' that would become the hit in Mogadishu. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the same time Bob Marley was busy kick-starting reggae-mania in Somalia, which became such a phenomenon that even the police and military bands began playing it. Some say that it was adopted so quickly because of the strong similarities with the traditional beat from the western region of Somalia, called Dhaanto. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then suddenly the trousers got tighter as the disco tsunami hit the country. Michael Jackson appeared with a new sound that would revolutionise Somalia's live music scene. You couldn't walk the streets of Mogadishu without seeing kids trying to moonwalk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Somalia had several nightclubs and although most use DJs to play records, some hotels like Jubba, Al-Uruba and Al Jazeera showcased live bands such as Iftin and Shareero' \\u2013 so ran a quote from a 1981 article about the explosion of Mogadishu's live music scene. The venues mentioned in that article were the luxury hotels that had been built to cover the growing demands of the tourist industry. The state-of-the-art hotel Al-Uruba, with its oriental ornaments and white plastered walls, was a wonder of modern architecture. All of Mogadishu's top bands performed there at some point or another, and many of the songs presented in this compilation were created in such venues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMogadisco was not Analog Africa's easiest project. Tracking down the musicians \\u2013 often in exile in the diaspora \\u2013 to interview them and gather anecdotes of golden-era Mogadishu has been an undertaking that took three years. Tales of Dur-Dur Band's kidnapping, movie soundtracks recorded in the basements of hotels, musicians getting electrocuted on stage, others jumping from one band to another under dramatic circumstances, and soul singers competing against each other, are all stories included in the massive booklet that accompanies the compilation - adorned with no less then 50 pictures from the `70s and '80s.  \\r\u003cbr\u003e   \\r\u003cbr\u003eAs Colonel Abshir Hashi Ali, chief don at the Radio Mogadishu archive \\u2013 someone who once wrestled a bomber wielding an unpinned hand-grenade to the floor \\u2013 put it: 'I have dedicated my life to this place. I'm doing this so it can get to the next generation; so that the culture, the heritage and the songs of Somalia don't disappear.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaradaa Muxibo (Because Of You Muxibo) - Dur-Dur Band\\xa0 5:20 1991\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHab Isii  (Hug Me) - Omar Shooli 5:36 (1986)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheck Up My Head - Mukhtar Ramadan IIdi 5:51 (1988)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeesiyada Halgamayow (Brave Fighters) - Bakaka Band 5:50 (1984)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWaakaa Helaa (I Like You) - Fadumo Qassim \u0026amp; Shareero Band 6:22 (1972)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSirmaqabe (No Secrets) - Iftin Band 6:29 (1985)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaayo (Hey Woman) - Mukhtar Ramadan IIdi\\xa05:36 (1986)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoobeya (Somali Traditional Chant) - Shimaali \u0026amp; Killer 5:12 (1990)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShaleedayaa (By Myself) - Dur-Dur Band  3:44 (1991)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLadaney (Woman's Name) - Dur-Dur Band   5:06 (1991)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGobonimada Jira (Choose Freedom) - Bakaka Band 8:34 (1984)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII Ooy Aniga (Cry For Me) - Iftin Band 3:37 (1985)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55133587800449,"sku":"1132574","price":21.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/61YWY0IaRlL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767068999","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1132574","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}