Name: Northern Soul Underground
Brand: Various

Tax rate EU

Default:19

Supplier EU

Bertus Musikvertrieb

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Limited edition

Colour

Format Music EU

Extended format

Extended format: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Download code: No

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Release date

2016-06-16

Format multiplier

Catalogue number

NOT2LP240

UPC / Barcode

5060403742407

2016-04-08

DAY2CD310

5060255183106

Artist

Various

Label EU

Not Now

Genre EU

Funk / Soul

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<p>Music has long been central to Mali's identity, and this Rough Guide provides a unique snapshot of today’s burgeoning urban scene, from classic rap and hip-hop to RnB, afro trap and electronic music.</p><p>As you would expect, most of the featured artists are very young, around the age of 20. Some are still in school, like Soul-B Gang who has just graduated from high school with a bachelor's degree and is about to go to university. Others have left school and started working, like Alka Pô, who, when he does not devote himself to his music is a tailor of traditional clothes. Sadly, some of these young artists are unemployed. Most of these artists rap in Bambara, the most common and understood language in Mali. There are also some Songhaï artists (from the North Region, between Timbuktu and Gao), such as Zinoko or Yogo Star, who had to relocate south to live in Bamako during the northern security crisis in 2012 when music was banned by jihadists. Both sing in Songhaï, their mother tongue. Another artist of Songhaï origin (but who nevertheless chose to express himself in Bambara) presented in this collection is the young Abasko Touré, 'rocked' by traditional music of the region of Timbuktu since his childhood, since he is none other than the eldest son of the famous Malian bluesman Samba Touré.</p>

Northern Soul Underground

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