Iftin Band - Mogadishu's Finest: The Al-Uruba Sessions [CD]

Ostinato Records

£17.10

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: OSTCD013
Barcode: 843563156742
Release Date: 18 Nov 2022
Genre: Africa

01: Aaway Axdigii aynu isku Ogeyn? (Where is our Promise?) [feat. Shukri Musse] - Iftin Band
02: War Wayneey (Great News) [feat. Aweeys Qaamis & Siteey Qosol Wanaag] - Iftin Band
03: Umaayey iyo Abo (Mother & Father) [feat. Axmed Sharif Killer & Safiyo Axmed Mansuur] - Iftin Band
04: Deriskaagi waa kugu Jahowareeray (Your Neighbor is Confused About You) [feat. Axmed Sharif Killer & Siteey Qosol Wanaag] - Iftin Band
05: Hobolada Hooyibo (feat. Dr. Rafi) - Iftin Band
06: Xiriirkaagii aan kusoo Xarakeeyee (Let's Celebrate our Relationship) [feat. Siteey Qosol Wanaag & Aweeys Qaamis] - Iftin Band
07: Wiilkii aan ku Waashee (The Boy who Drives Me Crazy) [feat. Shukri Musse & Axmed Sharif Killer] - Iftin Band
08: Ruuney (feat. Sahra Azura Xasan & Malow Aw Dinle) - Iftin Band
09: Haba Ley Habaaree (Let Me Be Cursed) [feat. Maryan Naasir & Axmed Sharif Killer] - Iftin Band
10: Shaydan Buulow (Dancing Devil) [feat. Siteey Qosol Wanaag & Aweeys Qaamis] - Iftin Band
11: Sig Sig Nima (Come Closer) [feat. Luul Jeylaani & Cabdirahman Fanaan] - Iftin Band
12: Iisoo Buub (Give it to Me) [feat. Maryan Naasir & Axmed Sharif Killer] - Iftin Band
13: Kurbo Jaceyl (Love & Pain) [feat. Cabdirahman Fanaan] - Iftin Band
14: Imtaxaanka Dunida (The Test of Life) [feat. Mahmud Abdalla] - Iftin Band

The official retrospective on one of Somalia's most famous and beloved private bands, Iftin, and a companion compilation to our 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. Hardcover bookcase CD with 12 page booklet.