Sudan Of Yesterday: Cassette Excursions 1972-1984, by Various Artists

Sudan Of Yesterday: Cassette Excursions 1972-1984

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1.	عبد الكريم الكابلي Abdel Karim al-Kabili - شمعة Candle 08:26	buy track
2.	نورا Noura - محبوبي لاقاني My Beloved Found Me 04:48	buy track
3.	محمد وردي Muhammed Wardi - Unlisted (Munsphone ١٤٧ A2) 05:05	buy track
4.	إبراهيم عوض Ibrahim Awad - يا زهرة نادية Oh, Flower Nadia 07:31	buy track
5.	صلاح مصطفى Salah Mustafa - يوم ورا يوم Day After Day 08:24	buy track
6.	علي إبراهيم Ali Ibrahim - يا العريس قوم بينا O Groom, Come Between Us 08:44	buy track
7.	محمد وردي Muhammed Wardi- تعالي بالله Come On, God 06:46	buy track
8.	عثمان حسين Osman Hussein - ناداني غرامك He Called Me Your Love 07:17	buy track
9.	حمد الشريف Hamad al-Sharif - كيف هان عليك How Easy On You 05:46	buy track
10.	حمد الريح / سيد خليفة Hamad al-Rih & Sayed Khalifa - كلك زينة You Are A Decoration 05:22	buy track
11.	محمد وردي Muhammed Wardi - فرحى خلق الله My Joy Is God's Creation 09:20	buy track
12.	أبو عبيده حسن Abu Ubayda Hassan - سيد البلد My Country 07:45	buy track
13.	عائشة الفلاتية Aisha al-Falatiya - الممنوع وصاله The Forbidden Hall 04:18	buy track
14.	أحمد حسن جمعه & ميرغني المأمون Mirghani al-Mamun & Ahmed Hassan Juma - أقيس محاسنك بمن I Measure Your Virtues 04:59	buy track
15.	محمد كرم الله Mohamed Karamallah - يمه Yamah 05:21	buy track
16.	أبو عبيده حسن Abu Ubayda Hassan - لا .. لا No…No 07:08	buy track

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Under the leadership of Jaafar Nimeiry and his music-friendly regime of Jaafar Nimeiry, the Cold War’s ideological battles situated in Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum allowed for orchestras from both North Korea and the United States to train, perform and even develop infrastructure. Pairing with the existing Nubian musical traditions that dated back to ancient times, the world of Sudanese music exploded with a historically unprecedented fusion of elements from otherwise unrelated sources. Long, complex compositions oozed with layered multi-instrumentation and vocal performances unparalleled in passion. While Sudan did indeed have a small vinyl industry in the early 1970s, most Sudanese music was issued on cassette, which were successfully manufactured in copious numbers during this golden era, and then subsequently destroyed to nearly the same magnitude under dictator Omar Al-Bashir.

Today, I’m excited to present a new mix – an artefact of a musical age filled with a vitality and promise that seems a distant cry to Sudan today, once again torn apart by war, strife and famine.

As is the case with most Sudanese music, the cassettes used for this compilation were not sourced from Sudan proper – they hail from the Son of the Pharaoh Egyptian store on Calgary’s multicultural 17th avenue. On a summer day almost exactly six years ago, a total of 20 cassettes were uncovered, and each one has finally been made available digitally on my YouTube, @atertiary78. This compilation streamlines my favorite songs from the lot into a continuous 16-track experience nearly two hours long! All tracks were ripped directly from my own stash of hissy, well-loved cassettes and feature a wide variety of Sudanese music, ranging from the unquestioned greats like Abdel Karim el Kably or Muhammed Wardi to previously undigitized gems like Noura or lyre player Mohammed Karamallah. This humble project is sure to please fans of similar compilations done by Ostinato Records, Domino Sound or David Murray’s ShellacHead, and is available to listen for free on Bandcamp.

I've also made a download link for the continuous mix as a single-track. This version has some sound reduction, is replaygained and has fades. Check it out here:

mega.nz/file/LW5hxabR#DhJMXaPq60WlMgrDtqr3zbSm7jZJVtZvW-54uao3IYI

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released August 8, 2023

# Artist name Track name
1 عبد الكريم الكابلي Abdel Karim al-Kabili شمعة Candle
2 نورا Noura محبوبي لاقاني My Beloved Found Me
3 محمد وردي Muhammed Wardi Unlisted (Munsphone ١٤٧ A2)
4 إبراهيم عوض Ibrahim Awad يا زهرة نادية Oh, Flower Nadia
5 صلاح مصطفى Salah Mustafa يوم ورا يوم Day After Day
6 علي إبراهيم Ali Ibrahim يا العريس قوم بينا O Groom, Come Between Us
7 محمد وردي Muhammed Wardi تعالي بالله Come On, God
8 عثمان حسين Osman Hussein ناداني غرامك He Called Me Your Love
9 حمد الشريف Hamad al-Sharif كيف هان عليك How Easy On You
10 حمد الريح / سيد خليفة Hamad al-Rih & Sayed Khalifa كلك زينة You Are A Decoration
11 محمد وردي Muhammed Wardi فرحى خلق الله My Joy Is God's Creation
12 أبو عبيده حسن Abu Ubayda Hassan سيد البلد My Country
13 عائشة الفلاتية Aisha al-Falatiya الممنوع وصاله The Forbidden Hall
14 أحمد حسن جمعه & ميرغني المأمون Mirghani al-Mamun & Ahmed Hassan Juma أقيس محاسنك بمن I Measure Your Virtues
15 محمد كرم الله Mohamed Karamallah يمه Yamah
16 أبو عبيده حسن Abu Ubayda Hassan لا .. لا No…No

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