Dur-Dur Band - Dur-Dur Band Int. - The Berlin Session (2023) [Hi-Res]

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
Vocals: Cabdinuur Alaale
Vocals: Faadumina Hilowle
Drums: Saciid Xuseen
Congas: Saalax Xariiri
Bass: Cabdillahi Cujeeri
Keys: Yusuf Naaji
Guitar: Nabil Sacaani
Guitar: Cumar Teesiyow
Saxophone: Morton Zakaria
Claves: Akila

1.01 - Dur-Dur Band - Wan ka helaa (3:53)
1.02 - Dur-Dur Band - Hasha geel (6:02)
1.03 - Dur-Dur Band - Heeyaa (4:02)
1.04 - Dur-Dur Band - Duurka (4:02)
1.05 - Dur-Dur Band - Love my love (5:58)
1.06 - Dur-Dur Band - Sallal (4:25)
1.07 - Dur-Dur Band - Jija love (4:42)