Abdel Karim el Kably -- Sudan : The Music and Songs of... (Afrotone STLP-500, 196x)

 

Transcendent Nubian melodies & folksongs, exquisitely performed by Abdel Karim el Kably in mid-1960s Sudan. Afrotone STLP-500. Recordings and explanatory notes by Roxanne Connick Carlisle. Recorded at Omdurman, Republic of Sudan in 1963, 1966 and 1967, with a Nagra III B tape recorder. - A rare & lovely record. Full scans & notes included in this post (above & below). 320 vinyl rip by yours truly. Enjoy. ***


 Download: Abdel Karim el Kably -- Sudan : The Music and Songs of... (Afrotone STLP-500, 196x)
*Re-upped 7/20/12

Al Balabil- Sahret avec El Balabil (BMDA 1169) البلابل @World Service

Wow! The World Service blog has just posted a fresh and coveted rip of a bona fide vintage Al Balabil cassette. Amazing. An auspicious start to the new year, indeed!

*FYI- Months ago, when I posted my custom Youtube-ripped Al Balabil collection, it would appear that I'd mistranslated this group's name as "The Hummingbirds". I'm pretty sure Google translate led me down that path. Since then, those who seem to know have offered that Al Balabil really means "The Nightingales." Maybe one of these days I'll get around to correcting the info on my original upload. So it goes....

Waza: Blue Nile- Sudan (Wergo)

Recorded November 1982 and September to November 1983, in the Blue Nile Province of Sudan with a tape recorder Nagra IV-S and two microphones AKG CK 1.

Download Link: Waza: Blue Nile- Sudan (Wergo)

Waza - Trompeten-Gruppen - Trumpet Ensembles
1 Young Sir 2:04
2 If You Say My Name, I'll Fuck You 2:19
3 Al-Harib (The War) 4:49
4 A White Eagle Comes Into The Village 3:18
5 In Khartoum There Is Plenty Of Money, Nevertheless He Had To Come Back (Because Of Family) 4:01
6 What Are You Doing, Abu Sira? I Am Your Aunt! 3:16
7 What Woman Slept On An Old, Dirty Mat? 1:53
8 Akharo 2:43
9 Abrahiim Is Crying, Where Is My Brother? 2:09
10 Greetings By Aba Musa! 3:29
Bal Naggaro - Flöten-Trommel-Ensembles - Flute-Drum-Ensembles
11 Drum Signal 1:54
12 White Ant 6:06
13 The Little Khawaja Came To Gafilli 5:51
14 Bartha, The Winner 6:08
Balo Shuru - Flöten - Flutes
15 An Evening With The Flute Ensemble 2:24
Abangaran - Gesänge Zur Leier - Songs With Lyre
16 Where Do You Go? 6:50
17 Someone Enchanted A Girl With Black Magic 4:25
18 Oh Boys, Why Are You Waiting At The Water Hole? 3:53
Hokke - Das Erntfest - The Harvest Festival
19 The Harvest Festival 8:58

Al Balabil- The Nightingales البلابل

Al Balabil ("The Nightingales") are three singing sisters who are considered to be "The Supremes of Sudan". Their wistful harmonizing is among the most beautiful sounds that has ever graced these ears. As I've been wildly unable to track down an actual album, tape or disc by these ladies (since I don't speak Arabic), I went ahead and culled these recording from various Sudanese TV performances and ordered them here into a one-disc collection of my favorite tracks. I hope this does for you what it does for me. Pardon me, but I didn't even attempt to decipher the track names. If one of you out in webland happens to know their catalog, by all means, please help me translate the song titles.

Osha Sagira البلابل

Mashaina البلابل

Altareeg البلابل بعد العودة - الطريق


Mediafire Download Link: Al Balabil- The Nightingales (ghostcapital mix) *I originally mistranslated (via Google Translate, I beleieve) Al Abalabil as "The Hummingbirds". I have yet to correct this mistake within the file upload.