Starry Nights in Western Sahara | |
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Compilation album by Various artists | |
Released | April 8, 2003 |
Genre | Folk, World |
Label | Rounder Records |
Producer | Randy Barnwell & Randall Barnwell |
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Starry Nights in Western Sahara is an album compiled by filmmaker Danielle Smith, in the process of making one of her documentaries on Western Sahara. Starry Nights, published by North-American label Rounder Records, is the second compilation of Saharawi music released in the United States, after Sahrauis: The Music of the Western Sahara. The majority of the songs are sung by Umm Mekiya, a woman notorious for her voice. Songs range from traditional love songs to contemporary songs of political protest, accompanied with rhythmic clapping, lutes and tidinit.