Yanna Momina - Afar Ways

Cat. no: GBCD131
Format: CD
Barcode: 4030433613122
Release Date: 26 Aug 2022
Genre: World Music

The 10th release in Glitterbeat's acclaimed "Hidden Musics" series

Yanna Momina'sAfar Ways was recorded live in a stilt-hut on the horn of Africa when Grammy-winning producer & author, Ian Brennan (Tinariwen, Zomba Prison Project, Ustad Saami) visited Djibouti in the spring of 2018. The album is beautifully focused around Momina's resonant vocals and the sparest of musical backings (acoustic guitar, handclaps, calabash).

Tracks: Every One Knows I Have Taken A Young Lover / Afar Ways / Honey Bee / Ahiyole (Clapping) / For My Husband / Heya (Welcome) / The Donkey Doesn't Listen / My Family Won't Let Me Marry The Man I Love (I Am Forced To Wed My Uncle)