Iftin Band

Mogadishu's Finest: The Al-Uruba Sessions

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-nominated ''Sweet As Broken Dates''. Digitized from cassettes recorded between 1982 and 1987 at the legendary Al-Uruba hotel's secret studio and the jams for the masses performed in the basement of Somalia's national theater. Banaadiri rhythms from Somalia's south, Mogadishu's finest vocalists, Dhaanto reggae-like guitar licks, and smoldering brass blend seamlessly with the sounds of Asia, the Middle East, and Africa to form one of rawest, most cosmopolitan eras of music anywhere. Iftin's Mogadishu is where the world's sounds begin and end. Double LP gatefold with a 12'' x 12'' poster.

Funk Outernational Africa Somalia
2LP Ostinato Records: OSTLP013
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