Sweet as Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes / Various: Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa
Sweet as Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes / Various: Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa
Format: CD
Wanting to order from us over the holiday period but need some more information. We are here to help! Please see our Christmas Shipping page for more information.
On average, orders containing available-to-ship items are processed and dispatched within 1-2 business days, although this is not guaranteed.
Orders containing preorder items will ship as 1 fulfillment once all items in the order are available to ship.
Please note, Tower Records Merchandise and Exclusives are dispatched separately. On average, these items take 3-4 business days to dispatch, although this is not guaranteed.
The estimated shipping times that are displayed at checkout are from the point of dispatch.
See our shipping policy for more information.
We have a 30-day return policy, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item(s) to make a return.
For orders created between November 20th 2024 and December 31st 2024, we have extended our normal return period. For orders made between this period, customers have up to 60 days from the receipt of goods to return an item. Please see our Christmas Returns page for more information.
To be eligible for a return of an unwanted item, your item must be in the same condition that you received it and in its original packaging.
In the unfortunate situation that a product is damaged/faulty/incorrect, let us know and we will endeavor to correct any issue as soon as possible.
Please see our refund policy for more information.
Artist: Sweet as Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes / Various
Label: Ostinato Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 616892511946
Genre: International
2017 collection. In 1988, on the eve of a two decade civil war, Somalia's authoritarian ruler Siad Barre launched punishing air strikes on the north of the country, known today as Somaliland, in response to agitations for independence. The bombing leveled the entire city. Barre targeted Radio Hargeisa to prevent any kind of central communication system that could organize a resistance. With the attack imminent, a few brave radio operators and dedicated vanguards of Somali culture knew the archives, containing over half a century of Somali music had to be preserved. Thousands upon thousands of cassette tapes and master reels were quickly removed from the soon-to-be targeted buildings. They were dispersed to neighboring countries like Djibouti and Ethiopia, and buried deep under the ground to withstand even the most powerful airstrikes. These audio artifacts were excavated and recalled from their foreign shelters only very recently. Some of those recordings are now kept safe in the 10,000-strong cassette tape archive of the Red Sea Foundation, the largest collection of Somali cassettes in the world, in Somaliland's capital, Hargeisa. This music was never made available for mass release. Almost all recorded material came from original masters or homemade recordings of radio broadcasts. As a result, most of it has never been heard outside Somalia and the immediate region.
Tracks:
1.1 Nimco Jamaac - Buuraha U Dheer (The Highest Mountains)
1.2 Aamina Camaari - Rag Waa Nacab Iyo Nasteexo (Men Are Cruel and Kind)
1.3 Ali Nuur - Unknown
1.4 Hibo Nuura - Haddii Hoobalkii Gabay (If the Artist Let's You Down)
1.5 Gacaltooyo Band Feat. Faduumina Hilowle - Ninkaan Ogayn (He Who Does Not Know)
1.6 Iftiin Band Feat. Mahmud Abdalla "Jerry" Hussen ; Maryan Naasir - Xuduud Ma Leh Xubigaan (This Love Has No Boundaries)
1.7 Xasan Diiriye - Qaraami (Love)
1.8 Dur Dur Band Feat. Sahra Dawo - Gorof (Elixir)
1.9 Sharaf Band Feat. Xaawo Hiiraan - Kadeed Badanaa Naftaydani (My Life Is Full of Tribulations)
1.10 4 Mars - Na Daadihi (Guide Us)
1.11 Danan Hargeysa Feat. Mohamed "Huro" Abdihashi - Uur Hooyo (Mother's Womb)
1.12 Sharero Band Feat. Faadumo Qaasim - Qays Iyo Layla (Romeo ; Juliet)
1.13 Waaberi (Composed By: Said Mohamed Harawo) - Oktoobar Waatee? Waa Taayadii (What's October? It's Ours)
1.14 Dur Dur Band Feat. Muqtar Idi Ramadan - Duruuf Maa Laygu Diidee (Rejected Due to My Circumstance)
1.15 Iftiin Band Feat. Mahmud Abdalla "Jerry" Hussen - Anaa Qaylodhaanta
