David Dalle
Thursday July 5th, 2018 with David Dalle
Fantastic beats and melodies from Sudan, Ethiopia and elsewhere in East Africa to complement this sweltering heat.

Today we're showcasing a new album from Ostinato records featuring a reissue of recordings from the 1970's and 80's from Sudanese musician Abu Obaida Hassan. As a young man he struck out from his traditions by adding an extra string and electrifying his tambour (similar to the krar and masinko in Ethiopia), he sold out many dance floors in Sudan in the 70's and 80's, but he was widely thought to have been dead by Sudanese media in the early 2000's. Vik Sohonie of Ostinato records came across old recordings in 2011, and travelling in 2016 to Sudan was able to discover Abu Obaida Hassan was still alive and "remains full of life and music", Abu Obaida Hassan helped curate this reissue, his first release of his music outside of Sudan. I am very happy to be able to share his wonderful music with you today! We will also hear a selection of popular Ethiopian music specially brought back from Ethiopia by my sister on her most recent trip there, as well as other great music from East Africa.