{"product_id":"dur-dur-band-volume-1-and-volume-2","title":"Dur-Dur Band - Volume 1 \u0026 Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eVolume 1 \u0026amp; Volume 2 brings together the first two albums by Somalia's Dur-Dur Band in a restored triple-LP edition from Analog Africa. The collection is the opening instalment in the label's wider reissue project dedicated to the group and offers a vivid document of the music that flourished in Mogadishu before the upheaval of the 1990s transformed the city and scattered much of its cultural life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemastered from the best available audio sources, the recordings move well beyond the limitations of the second- and third-generation cassette copies through which much of this music circulated for decades. The cleaner presentation reveals the full depth of the band's sound: brightly coloured organ lines, nightclub-ready rhythms, layered percussion and soulful vocals shaped by one of East Africa's most creative urban music scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe set is also valuable as a historical document. Extensive liner notes draw on interviews with original band members and place the music within a broader account of Somalia's cultural history, when Mogadishu was a cosmopolitan centre connected to currents of funk, disco, soul and local dance music. Two previously unreleased tracks, Salkudhigey and Haddi Aanan Gacaloy, extend the picture further and give the collection more than purely archival significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpread across three LPs, Volume 1 \u0026amp; Volume 2 contains eighteen tracks and presents Dur-Dur Band at length rather than as a brief compilation sampler. This edition is back in stock in limited quantity and remains one of the key Analog Africa releases for listeners exploring Somali funk, disco and East African popular music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Analog Africa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58717000958326,"sku":"AALP087","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/6450\/6005\/files\/durdurvol12.jpg?v=1789407304","url":"https:\/\/www.stickyblacktarmac.com\/products\/dur-dur-band-volume-1-and-volume-2","provider":"Sticky Black Tarmac","version":"1.0","type":"link"}