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Group Doueh, UK and European tour 2009, from Sublime Frequencies

One of the most consistently fascinating labels, Sublime Frequencies arranged a spring tour of Group Doueh from Dakhla, in the Western Sahara. “The group’s sound is rooted in the traditional foundations of Sahrawi/Hassania music, but one that is also entirely its own. It shares its roots with the neighboring styles of Mauritanian music, however Group Doueh have managed to transcend the classical limitations of that music with a fiery, independent, and avant approach that incorporates a distinctly pop and rock element that is anomalous in the region. This is a sound that can only come from the land that inspired it. This is the sound of the Sahara desert.”

The equally amazing Omar Souleyman from Syria toured with Group Doueh.

Sublime Frequencies tour info.

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