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SF063 - Group Doueh - Beatte Harab

Sublime Frequencies is honored to be releasing the third LP by the now legendary Group Doueh. Group Doueh have been playing in and around their native Dakhla, in the Western Sahara for over 27 years.

God of Shamisen - "Smoke Monster Attack"

Teaming up with producer Billy Anderson, God of Shamisen returns with Smoke Monster Attack, their second album. Featuring some new tunes along with some interesting video game cover songs, the band is back to its genre-bending ways. Featuring Kevin Kmetz on the Japanese shamisen, Karl Schnaitter on guitar, Mark Thornton on bass, and Lee Smith from the band Estradasphere on drums.

God of Shamisen - "Dragon String Attack"

Estradasphere's multicultural side project, God of Shamisen is the only American band led by a master of the fretless Japanese shamisen. This is their 2008 debut album, Dragon String Attack.

SF055 - Omar Souleyman - Jazeera Nights

Sublime Frequencies is honored to present Omar Souleyman's third Western collection on disc. This retrospective features live recordings spanning 15 years of Omar's tireless repertoire, and is rife with frenzied Syrian dabke (a regional folkloric dance and party music), Iraqi choubi and a host of Arabic, Kurdish and Turkish styles, among others -- an amalgamation that exemplifies the musical essence of Northeastern Syria.

SF056 - Ecstatic Music of the Jemaa El Fna

The Jemaa El Fna is the central square in Marrakesh, one of Morocco's great imperial cities. On a nightly basis for centuries, the Jemaa El Fna (Rendezvous of the Dead) remains the stage for one of the most spectacular social forums on the planet. By day It fosters a kaleidoscope of entertainment for its local inhabitants; storytellers, acrobats, magicians and snake charmers all create intriguing displays of bewitching spectacle.

SF061 - Group Inerane - Guitars From Agadez Vol. 3

Volume 3 of the now legendary Guitars from Agadez series is finally here. Group Inerane’s sophomore LP is the latest missive from the now sound of Niger’s Tuareg guitar scene. Led by guitar hero Bibi Ahmed, this new incarnation introduces another legend on second guitar, one Koudede Maman.

Sublime Frequencies Sampler

If you are new to the world of Sublime Frequencies this is a great place to start. Here we present 31 of the most amazing tunes from the Sublime Frequencies CD and LP releases hand-picked by the label itself and offered at this site exclusively for download.

Gyan Riley Trio - The New York Sessions

The Gyan Riley Trio's first release. Hot on the heels of their Guinness-fueled tour of Ireland, the trio - guitarist/composer Gyan Riley, violinist/violist Timb Harris (Secret Chiefs 3, Estradasphere), and drummer Ches Smith (Good For Cows, Xiu Xiu, Secret Chiefs 3) - stopped over in New York to capture some of the repertoire they'd been performing; a blend of jazz and western classical music, with a deferential bow to North Indian, Spanish, and Romanian traditions.