Group Doueh Sublime Frequencies Tour 2009

Live in Concert: GROUP DOUEH Group Doueh are led by the enigmatic guitar hero Bamaar Salmou, who is known simply as 'Doueh' (pronounced: 'Doo-way'). They are from Dakhla, in the Western Sahara. The group's sound is rooted in the traditional foundations of Sahrawi/Hassania music, but one that is also entirely its own. It shares its roots with the neighboring styles of Mauritanian music, however Group Doueh have managed to transcend the classical limitations of that music with a fiery, independent, and avant approach that incorporates a distinctly pop and rock element that is anomalous in the region. This is a sound that can only come from the land that inspired it. This is the sound of the Sahara desert. It is a searing, meditative, and hypnotic modal sandstorm of note clusters that has been cathartic to anyone who has heard it. Group Doueh have been playing together for over 20 years. The band consists of their leader, Doueh on guitar and tinidit, his wife Halima on vocals and tbal, their son Jamal on organ, and longtime friend Bashiri also on vocals. They had declined several offers from Moroccan, French and Spanish recording labels to release their music. It was not until Sublime Frequencies, after a long search for the music landed them at the man's house in Dakhla, that Doueh agreed to have his music released for the very first time. Sublime Frequencies & QuJunktions are proud to present Group Doueh's first ever UK appearance and extended shows in Europe. Sublime Frequencies was founded in 2003 by Alan Bishop, Hisham Mayet, and Richard Bishop. In just over 5 years, the label has produced 35 CDs, 8 DVDs, and 5 LPs. Sublime Frequencies specializes in releasing audio & video from North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The presentation, aesthetic, and approach sidesteps traditional ethnomusicology, academic protocol and corporate funding, documenting the sound and images of ignored cultural phenomenon rich in expressive ideas. The projects are divided into four areas of presentation: regional radio collages, field recordings, folk and pop music compilations, and video/film documentaries. Sublime Frequencies is self-motivated, self-financed, and fearless in approach. The world is changing so quickly that it has become apparent that cultures and ideas from less-developed countries will be buried and replaced entirely by the export of western-styled culture unless there are alternative perceptions of the great traditions and hybrids of these traditions that still remotely exist today across the globe. The productions are not limited to their own archive and expand to the many associates the group correspond and work with who have similar interests. The list of contributors to the label includes Mark Gergis, Robert Millis, Tucker Martine, fm3, Laurent Jeanneau, Carlos Casas, Stuart Ellis, Hicham Chadly, Geoff Hawrylk, and Anla Courtis. Today's 'controlled' presentation of foreign culture, traditions, and spiritualism in the west is steeped in judgment and spin agenda. SF are presenting some of the greatest expressive music in the world with only one agenda in mind: that it needs to be heard or seen, respected and recognized. More info here: http://www.myspace.com/sublimefrequencies2

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[soussi9393]

Yes, this is in Dakhla, south Morroco, in western sahara.

You're welcome, I'm from Dakhla.

[agosto1]

this is awesome

[experid]

my fav band

[blaatgvd]

This is so fresh to my ears.. like tasting a sweet lemon for the first time.

[armandsdamanhoo]

finally a band that has something new to say musically

[Side161]

FREE WESTERN SAHARA

[xenonbachaim]

beautiful music.........



[godsizedhole]

They're evolving.

[soussi9393]

@EFESORJM Do you know university La Sorbonne of Paris ?

I do my Master in this university.

France is not a democracy country ?????

STOP speak about my land.

Sahara is Morrocan, Sahraouis are Morrocans, we want our family in Tindouf become in Sahara and stop the war.

Polisario don't represent Saharauis.

EFES0RJM i want to invit you in Dakhla my city in south morrocan sahara, at the border of Mauritania, to see with your eyes the reality, you are welcome in my house.

[soussi9393]

@EFESORJM You should read what the CIJ say about sahara, you should read a little, the CIJ recognized the juridiction and allegeance of sultan of morroco in sahara.

THIS IS MY LAND AND YOU HAVE ANY RIGHT TO SPEAK ABOUT IT OR SAY ME IF MORROCO IS MY COUNTRY OR NOT, I BORN MORROCAN AND I WILL STAY MORROCAN LIKE ALL SAHARAUI !

SPANISH COLONIZATION IS OVER !