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Iftin Band

Mogadishu's Finest: The Al-Uruba Sessions

The official retrospective on one of Somalia's most famous and beloved private bands, Iftin, and a companion compilation to Ostinato's Grammy-nominate... more...

• 01 Aaway Axdigii aynu isku Ogeyn (Where is our Promise) feat Shukri Musse
• 02 War Wayneey (Great News) feat Aweeys Qaamis Siteey Qosol Wanaag
• 03 Umaayey iyo Abo (Mother Father) feat Axmed Sharif Killer Safiyo Axmed Mansuur
• 04 Deriskaagi waa kugu Jahowareeray (Your Neighbor is Confused About You) feat Axmed Sharif Killer Siteey Qosol Wanaag

The Ano Nobo Quartet

The Strings of Sao Domingos

In the small inland town of São Domingos on Cape Verde's Santiago Island, The Ano Nobo Quartet delivers a fresh take on Koladera, a guitar-driven, sub... more...

• 01 Intro
• 02 Sociedad di Mocindadi
• 03 Tio Bernar
• 04 Badia di Fora

4 Mars

Super Somali Sounds from the Gulf of Tadjoura

In 2019, after negotiations spanning many years, Ostinato Records became the first label granted access to the grand Archives of Radiodiffusion-Télévi... more...

• 01 Natesha (Compassion)
• 02 Hobalayeey Nabadu (Hello Peace)
• 03 Dhulka Hooyo (Motherland)
• 04 Tamarta (Power)

Various Artists

Two Niles to Sing a Melody - The Violins & Synths of Sudan

Sudan of old had music everywhere: roving sound systems and ubiquitous bands and orchestras kept Khartoum's sharply dressed youth on their feet. Live... more...

• 01 Emad Youssef - Al Bareedo Ana (The One I Love)
• 02 Abdel El Aziz Al Mubarak - Ma Kunta Aarif Yarait (I Wish I Had Known)
• 03 Kamal Tarbas - Min Ozzalna Seebak Seeb (Forget Those That Divide Us)
• 04 Madjzoub Ounsa - Arraid Arraid Ya Ahal (Love Love Family)

Conjunto Jovens Africanos

Nhu Djon / Volta Pa Terra

Continuing Ostinato's series of Cape Verde 45s showcasing diasporan bands that are staples in Europe's Cape Verdean communities, Ostinato Records pres... more...

• 1 Nhu Djon
• 2 Volta Pa Terra

Various Artists

Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa

Over a millennia of trade in the Indian Ocean invited the cultures of the Arabian Peninsula, Persia, India, Southeast Asia, and even China to slowly w... more...

• 01 Nimco Jamaac - Buuraha U Dheer (The Highest Mountains)
• 02 Aamina Camaari - Rag Waa Nacab Iyo Nasteexo (Men Are Cruel & Kind)
• 03 Ali Nuur - Unknown
• 04 Hibo Nuura - Haddii Hoobalkii Gabay (If The Artist Let's You Down)

Pilon

Rabes / S'ta Contente

Paulino Vieira, Bana, and their legendary troupe, Voz de Cabo Verde, made Lisbon the headquarters spearheading the musical revolution taking place wit... more...

• 1 S'ta Contente
• 2 Rabes

Various Artists

Tanbou Toujou Lou: Meringue, Kompa Kreyol, Vodou Jazz, and Electric Folklore from Haiti 1960-1981

Between the 1960s and 1980s, experimentation and electric reinterpretation of traditional rhythms was rife, along with the sophisticated balancing of... more...

• 01 Zotobre - Lagen
• 02 Les Gypsies De Petionville - Francine
• 03 Les Loups Noirs - Bebe Showman
• 04 Tabou Combo - Gislene

Various Artists

Synthesize the Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica from the Cape Verde Islands 1973-1988

Through 18 diverse tracks, this compilation reveals how immigration from the Cape Verde Islands to Europe and the United States gave us an alternate h... more...

• 01 Nhu De Ped Bia - Nos Criola
• 02 Pedrinho - Nanda
• 03 Tulipa Negra - Corpo Limpo
• 04 Manuel Gomes - Jelivra Bo Situacon

Abu Obaida Hassan

Abu Obaida Hassan and His Tambour, The Shaigiya Sound of Sudan

Recommended by: Roman Sputnik

Grammy-nominated Ostinato Records presents ''Abu Obaida Hassan & His Tambour: The Shaigiya Sound of Sudan'' in a gatefold LP packaging with vintage ph... more...

• 1 Daweena
• 2 Qamar Al Massa (Moon of the Night)
• 3 Nas Fi Nas (People on People)
• 4 Fargooni (They Left Us)