Not unlike Palestine there is a debate as to whether Western Sahara is a country or not..
It is a disputed territory with around 20% controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and the other 80% occupied and administered by Morocco, Surprise ,surprise Britain is sitting on the fence for this one as it does not recognize Western Sahara as a sovereign state, nor does it recognize Morocco's claim to the territory.
It popped up on my Blog stats so therefore it counts
For a more detailed account I refer you to Ernie the font of all things African.
Apologies Ernie if my selections are similar to yours but it was pretty hard to find stuff out there.
I do actually own one track courtesy of the Sahel Sounds Label Sampler 2. Here are El Wali with Long Live The Sahrawi Army
Next up I have Saint Levant with Sahrawi. Group Doueh feature at Ernie's place. Here they are accompanied by Cheveu with Tout Droit.
I conclude with Luali by Martir Luali and Nayim Allal with Tiris.
There is every chance that I have got some of this wrong and have mortally offended our Western Saharan friends. If so I profusely apologize.
Hopeful the next one will be less controversial but I suspect that sourcing some music will be equally tricky
El Wari - Long Live the Sahwari Army
Group Doueh & Cheveu - Tout Droit
No apologies required, a fine selection. One minor correction though - Saint Levant is Palestinian. I suspect he is finding common cause in this song.
ReplyDeleteIrritatingly the blog counter I use doesn't give Western Sahara as an option, although it does have Palestine. It also lists various 'autonomous regions' like the Aland Islands which are part of Finland, so not sure what their issue with Western Sahara is.
I think I'll leave the Saint in giving he is supporting a worthy cause
DeleteGreat stuff CC. I'm on a western Sahara/ North African musical tip at the moment
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