Dur-Dur Band Int. feat Xabiib Sharaabi - Duurka (Single)

Dur-Dur Band Int. - The Berlin Session
(Out Here Records, LP/CD/Digital, 03.03.2023)

The first studio album of its kind since the golden days of Mogadishu came to a halt three decades ago. Glamorous discos and beachfront stages disappeared as the city was bombed to the ground. Like a sleeping giant patiently awaiting its revival, we can finally hear a new recording by the living representatives of that distinct era so far heard only on reissues. This record captures the historic reunion which took place in 2019 in Germany’s capital. London-based Dur-Dur Band Int. – itself an eight-piece powerhouse of Somali live-music – is backing three legendary singers. Sounding equally Asian as it does African, a definitive proto-Reggae groove channels the titans as they devotedly draw the bridge between the sorrow of all that was lost and the delight of a magic which survived.

Vocals: Xabiib Sharaabi
Drums: Saciid Xuseen
Congas: Saalax Xariiri
Bass: Cabdillahi Cujeeri
Keys: Yusuf Naaji
Guitar: Nabil Sacaani
Guitar: Cumar Teesiyow
Percussion: Cabdinuur Alaale
Claves: Akila
Dancer: Queen Tasha

Video By: OO Pictures
Color Grading: Carl-J. Hoffmann

Recorded: 22.02.2019 in Berlin at Butterama Studios in Neukölln by Daniel Nentwig
Producer & Mixing: Nicolas Sheikholeslami
Mastering: Mark Gergis

Artwork: Muhyadin Sharafo (Oil Painting) & Ventral is Golden (Design)
Executive Producer: Jay Rutledge & Nicolas Sheikholeslami

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