Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases five music videos from Mauritania, West Africa. Information about Mauritania is also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
I'm particularly interested in the instruments used by the musicians as well, the singing styles of the vocalists, and the clothing that the performers wear.
Unfortunately, I only speak English and therefore don't know what these songs are about. Any information about these songs will be appreciated.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
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INFORMATION ABOUT MAURITANIA
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania
"Mauritania i/mɔrɪˈteɪniə/ (Arabic: موريتانيا Mūrītānyā; Berber: Muritanya or Agawej; Wolof: Gànnaar; Soninke: Murutaane; Pulaar: Moritani), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest. It is named after the ancient Berber Kingdom of Mauretania, which existed long ago in the far north of modern-day Morocco. The capital and largest city of Mauritania is Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast."
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Mauritania
"The music of Mauritania comes predominantly from the country's largest ethnic group: the Moors. In Moorish society musicians occupy the lowest caste, iggawin. Musicians from this caste used song to praise successful warriors as well as their patrons. Iggawin also had the traditional role of messengers, spreading news between villages. In modern Mauritania, professional musicians are paid by anybody to perform; affluent patrons sometimes record the entertainment, rather than the musicians themselves, and are then considered to own the recording...
Traditional instruments include an hourglass-shaped four-stringed lute called the tidinit and the woman's kora-like ardin. Percussion instruments include the tbal (a kettle drum) and daghumma (a rattle)."...
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FEATURED EXAMPLES
(These examples are presented in chronological order based on their posting date with the oldest date given first.)
Example #1: el mesre7 echa3bi (Mauritania)
bellewarmedia.com, Uploaded on Mar 21, 2008
el mesre7 echa3bi mauretanie
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Example #2: Ely salem Music Mauritania
bellewarmedia.com, Uploaded on Jul 13, 2009
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Example #3: ghermy esweydeye music mauritania
bellewarmedia.com, Uploaded on Feb 16, 2011
Ghermy mint abba eswydeye http://bellewarmedia.com/germy.html
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Example #4: belkhere yelalkom meso eydikom music mauritania
bellewarmedia.com, Uploaded on Mar 2, 2011
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Example #5: dimi mint abba 7ala theghila music mauritania
bellewarmedia.com, Uploaded on Mar 21, 2011
http://bellewarmedia.com/dimi.html
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From Wikipedia: Music Of Mauritania
"In spite of the rarity of female musicians in Mauritania, the most famous Moorish musician is a woman, Dimi Mint Abba. Dimi's parents were both musicians (her father had been asked to compose the Mauritanian national anthem), and she began playing at an early age. Her professional career began in 1976, when she sang on the radio and then competed, the following year, in the Umm Kulthum Contest in Tunis."
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Thanks to the featured vocalists and musicians who are featured in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Saturday, August 31, 2013
Five Music Videos From Mauritania, West Africa
Posted on 8:30 AM by Unknown
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