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Sahel Sounds was founded by Christopher Kirkley, a self-proclaimed "amateur ethnomusicologist", who traveled to Africa in 2008 after hearing a CD by Afel Bocoum. Kirkley spent almost two years in Mauritania, Mali, and Niger. [2]
Jan 26, 2014 · Christopher Kirkley is an archivist, artist, curator, and occasional DJ who runs the project Sahel Sounds. His work examines contemporary popular musics in an evolving technological landscape in the Sahara and Sahel regions of West Africa, from the interplay of localized traditions with transglobal influences to new media models of cultural ...
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Feb 5, 2024 · Autotune the World w/ Christopher Kirkley. International portal for contemporary pop, leaning into the autotuned future… from the mind of Christopher Kirkley, the mastermind behind record label Sahel Sounds.
Feb 17, 2014 · Christopher Kirkley (and $17,000 of kickstarter money) say otherwise. Christopher is the "rogue ethno-musicologist" behind the brilliant Sahel Sounds blog and record label.
Jun 30, 2015 · Kirkley first heard his music on cellphones in Kidal, the incredible Tuareg guitar riffs with this wacked out effected autotune music. His song “Tahoultine” was a huge hit in the region, but no one knew who he was or where to find him.
Sahel Sounds is a project focused on culture in the West African Sahel. Sahel Sounds began as a blog by label founder Christopher Kirkley in 2009 to share field recordings. Today, it is a record label, artist collective, film production house, and arts organization.
