PRODUCT

Ahl Nana [ LP : L’Orchestre National Mauritanien ]

SKU

WLP162

ARTIST

Ahl Nana

TITLE

L'Orchestre National Mauritanien

LABEL

Radio Martiko

CATALOG

RMLP011

FORMAT

CONDITION

Record New / Cover New

ADDED ON

Feb 10, 2023

GENRE

AFRICA

INFO

Ahl Nana is one of the first known Saharan bands to include modern instruments such as the electric guitar. In all of their tracks, the electric guitar communicates with the traditional desert folk instruments, which creates an assonant discourse between the present and past. Occasionally, the guitar subtly follows the twanged notes of the fiddle, enhancing its folkish songs. At other times, the modern instrument makes use of its electricity, and rings out blue or fiery melodies. In this way, “L’Orchestre National Mauritanien” is not an album defined by genre, but one that explores it.