Sahel Sounds began as a blog in 2009. It’s since grown into a record label. The blog shared field recordings. The founder, Christopher Kirkley, still uses the platform to document recordings of the ...

Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the documentary flick. A Story of Sahel Sounds starring Christopher Kirkley, Mdou Moctar, Mamman Sani has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of ...

This is the story of an independent record label that has been sending the music of the Sahel around the world since 2010. From Agadez, Niamey, Illighadad in Niger and Podor in Senegal, to Nouakchott ...

For the better part of a decade, Christopher Kirkley has been a conduit, funneling the music of West Africa to the rest of the world through his record label Sahel Sounds. It’s been a passion project ...

Etran de L’Aïr’s latest album is titled 100% Sahara Guitar (Sahel Sounds), and no one can accuse them of false advertising. Moussa, Abdoulaye, and Abdourahamane Ibrahim—the three Nigerien brothers at ...