Saharan sounds.

• Author: Walker, Jesse
• Position: Briefly Noted - Music from Saharan Cellphones and Music from Saharan Cellphones Vol. 2 by Christopher Kirkley - Brief article - Sound recording review

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When Christopher Kirkley lived in Mall, he observed the locals using their phones to Store, play, and trade music. If the sounds that someone is playing catch your interest, Kirkley writes, you can easily obtain a copy "through a very literal peer-to-peer transfer, utilizing the built in Bluetooth capabilities to swap songs." The MP3S exchanged are often "self-produced, local creations--music composed in a DIY revolution of cheap technology."

To hear what he heard, you need only order one of Kirkley's anthologies, Music from Saharan Cellphones (2011) and Music from Saharan Cellphones Vol. 2 (2013)...