Ahl Nana L'Orchestre National Mauritanien 04/6/2010 and rock radio was given

and rock radio was given just two acoustic-powered ballads

the group slips into a funky James Brown homage ("The Crunge")

Alison Chesley and Joel RL Phelps

Track Listing: Side A 1

" "Greatest Hits" and "S

Ahl Nana L'Orchestre National Mauritanien 04/6/2010 and rock radio was givenLost recordings that defined the modern sound of the Sahara. This album contains the first recordings of modern music from the Sahara and mark the birth of the genre that is known in the West asDesert Blues or Desert Rock. Ahl Nana changed the folk music of the Sahara to modern, cosmopolitan music by using Western instruments like the electric guitar. They paved the way for artists like Ali Farka Tour, Tinariwen, Mdou Moctar or Bombino. Although the