Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. After he finally broke through to the masses in 2010, wiz khalifa s fans rediscovered show and prove, the pittsburgh rappers 2006 debut. Mr tear the dusty sound of old records, other peoples detritus picked up from boot sales, flea markets and charity shops. On this album, she was accompanied by her husband khalifa ould eide and her two daughters. Moorish music from mauritania dimi mint abba, khalifa.
Dimi mint abba, loula bint sidati ould abba, mauritanian musician and singer born dec. Ive always been a little bit familiar with african music. Both dimi and khalifa ould eide are pofessional musicians, iggawin, who are adapting instruments from throughout the arab world. Dimi mint abba and khalifa ould eide, moorish music from mauritania released 1990. He particularly influenced the music of seddoum and khalifa ould eide, the two singers who, along with dimi mint abba, would dominate the beydane musical landscape during the 1980s and 1990s. Dimi mint abba, loula bint sidati ould abba, mauritanian musician and singer. I first heard dimi mint abba who performs with her husband, khalifa ould eide at a party in rome in the 90s. Dimi mint abba mauritanian musician and singer britannica. Traditional folk music of mauritania information and songs.
The rough guide to the music of the sahara repeat of show. Khalifa oulde eide and dimi mint abba together with 2 women backup singers have created an album of music which pierces the prayer time of anyone at prayer. Aid maouloud her 1986 duo with seddoum ould eide, for example, is her most famous recording. She is referring to seddoums brother khalifa, their frequent musical partner, who had just recently gotten into a car accident and was recuperating. The answer, of course, is that you cant, although this compilation does glide over some of the high spots but. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Provided to youtube by world circuit waidalal waidalal khalifa ould eide dimi mint abba moorish music from mauritania. Dimi mint abba was one of mauritanias most famous musicians. At the beginning of the a side you can faintly hear dimi whisper, and our thoughts are with khalifa. She was born loula bint siddaty ould abba in tidikdja mauritania in 1958. I would rest my case with the single track 4 title,hassaniya, a love poem.
When dimi moved to morocco, in the early 1990s, to care for her ailing mother, ooleya became nouakchotts most indemand singer. Dimi mint abba mp3 play and download for free mp3 music. Africa, and in 1990 toured europe with her husband, khalifa ould eide, and her two. If you only ever download one album from this blog, then make sure its this one. She was born loula bint siddaty ould abba in tidikdja mauritania in 1958, into a lowcaste iggawin family specializing in the griot tradition. The first time i heared the original song i was stunned by the intonations of the voices that seemed come from another planet to me here is my remix of waidalal waidalal by dimi mint abba, khalifa o. Moorish music from mauritania by khalifa ould eide on spotify. Find the song lyrics for khalifa ould eide top tracks. Her first international release was on the world circuit record label, following a recommendation from ali farka toure. Dimi mint s fame has spread throughout the sahara and into the gulf states. World african afro blues various artists the rough. Moorish music from mauritania, an album by khalifa ould eide, dimi mint abba on spotify. In terms of music and culture, the sahara is like a huge inland sea, drawing influences from its port cities marrakech, timbuktu, cairo, tripoli and tunis.
She was born loula bint siddaty ould abba in 1958 into a lowcaste iggawin family specializing in the griot tradition. Unbelievably, this was the first quality studio recording of moorish music of the islamic republic of mauritania, the debut of singers dimi mint abba and kalifa ould eide. Find music from khalifa ould eide, dimi mint abba on vinyl, download, cassette and cd formats. Ive also read musicians are of the lowest cast in mauretania and slavery has just very recently been forbidden by laws which are not enforced. Waidalal waidalal tomanka edit by tmnk free listening. Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 first edition with your subscription.
Play and download for free dimi mint abba mp3 music. I couldnt figure out if the voice belonged to a woman or a boy, and i. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. It is also the debut recording by two of the finest singers working in any genre. Dimi mint abba is one of the few artists from the northwest african country of mauritania to have an album released internationally and is widely regarded as.
World african afro blues various artists the rough guide to west african music 1996. Like his cousin dimi mint abba, and seddoum and khalife ould eide his brothers in lawseddoum is married to jamals sister garmi, jamal was particularly influenced by cheikhs melodic singing. This sounds to me as if the entire muslim world fixed its hearts on the love that binds us. Dimi mint abba s traditional music later followed by her daughter, noura mint seymali which makes a newer genre and mixed the folk instruments with some western music instruments. The recordings of dimi mint abba that i have featured in previous posts are among her more celebrated recordings in mauritania. Not as painful as i thought it might be, though and im ducking out of the way here thoroughly chick music. This post, however, focuses on two recordings that are little known, even to dimi s mauritanian fans. Dimi mint abba possesses one of the most expressively passionate voices recording in any language today. Khalifa ould eide music, videos, stats, and photos. The hand of ali farka toure is in there somewhere, too. Dimi mint abba s fame has spread throughout the sahara into the gulf states and her performances in algeria, egypt, morocco, saudi arabia, syria and tunisia are gaining her recognition as one of the muslim worlds greatest singers. Bandcamp, downloads, streaming, and the inescapably bright future.
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