Various - A Guide to the Birdsong of Western Africa [CD]

Cat. no: CDSHSH003
Format: CD
Barcode: 634457107373
Release Date: 13 Jan 2023
Genre: World Music

An album of incredible music inspired by endangered birdsong - This is the third album from The Birdsong Project that challenges ten artists from a certain region to make an original track using and inspired by the song of a threatened bird

100% of the profts from the project go to bird conservation NGOs working on the ground. Following South America and Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean, this album moves to Western Africa. The album mixes well-known names from the World or traditional music scene like Vieux Farka Touré, alongside electronic music producers like Buruntuma. This record is also pressed on the greenest record available via Green Vinyl Records with 100% PVC- free, 100% recycled cardboard and 70% less CO2 emissions.

CD Tracks: Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin - Loango weaver / Wau Wau Collectif & Lamine Cissokho - Yellow- casqued hornbill / Vieux Farka Toure & Luka Productions - Black crowned crane / Sierra Leone's Refugee Allstars - Sierra leone prinia / Sensei Lo & Funmi - Ibadan malimbe / Ruth Tafebe - Nimba Flycatcher / Acacia Maior Feat. Danae Estrela & Berlok - Raso lark / Osei Korankye - Rufous fshing owl / DJ Marfox - São Tomé grosbeak / Buruntuma - Timneh parrot