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Format Details: 2LP Gatefold
Release Date: 18 September 2026
Label: Analog Africa
Packaging Type: Gate Fold
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4260126062252
Genres: World Music
Description
*Dur-Dur Band Volume 3 & 4 Funk, disco and Somali soul from 1980s Mogadishu*
In the 1980s, Mogadishu was home to one of East Africa's most vibrant music scenes, where Somali melodies met funk, disco, reggae, soul and jazz. At its centre was Dur-Dur Band, founded by drummer Adan Handal and childhood friend Isse Dahir Qassim.
By 1984, Dur-Dur had become the house band at the legendary Jubba Hotel, developing an explosive live sound that was both deeply local and remarkably modern. While their early cassette releases, Volumes 1 and 2, spread across Somalia, Volumes 3 and 4 marked the band's creative peak.
Recorded during a time of personal tragedy and growing national crisis, the albums captured Dur-Dur pushing musical boundaries. Following the departure of singer Shimaali Ahmed Shimaali and founding bandleader Isse Dahir Qassim's tragic death, Adan Handal guided the band into new sonic territory. Volume 4 became one of their most adventurous recordings, combining electronic percussion, unusual drum textures and reggae-inspired grooves with the unmistakable spirit of Somali music.
Today, Dur-Dur's music stands as proof of a creativity that survived war, displacement and decades of silence.
Tracklisting
Various Artists
The Good Samaritans
Various Artists
Sonido Verde de Moyobamba
Ernesto Djedje
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Dur Dur Band
Panoptica
Instituto Mexicano del Sonido
Asha Puthli
Jean-Francois Dutertre; Jean Ribouillault; Christophe Toussaint
DJ Tails & Noizer
Daguerre
Various Artists
