V/A – Every Song Has Its End LP/DVD

Label:
Glitterbeat ‎– GBLP 029, Indigo (2) ‎– LP 115041, Glitterbeat ‎– GBCD 029, Indigo (2) ‎– CD 115042
Series: Hidden Musics – 2
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation , DVD, Compilation
Country: Germany
Released: 2016
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: African

Bamako-based producer/educator Paul Chandler has been documenting the sonic and cultural complexities of Malian traditional music for more than a decade and “Every Song Has Its End” is an out-of-time, visceral collection of sounds from Chandler’s unparalleled archive.

Over the past few years, accompanied by a recording engineer and a video-maker, Chandler has ventured to off-the-grid villages and crossroad towns all across the vast Malian landscape. Through a network of long-nurtured local contacts this small team has sought out practicing traditional musicians and their under-documented and often endangered musics. Immersive and exhilarating, these field recordings and videos give us a privileged glimpse into the intricacies of the Malian musical experience.