This music was recorded during the filming of the documentary A Story of Sahel Sounds between November 2013 and October 2014, which provides an inside look at Christopher Kirkley's project "Sahel Sounds" - a blog, record label and platform to explore arts and music of the Sahel region through non-traditional ethnographic fieldwork. The film follows Chris from Portland to Niger, where he meets some of his long term collaborators as well as new artists, such as electronic keyboard wizard Hama, female guitarist Fatou Seidi Ghali of Les Filles de Illighadad or the real stars of Agadez, Etran de L`Air. On a road trip from the capital to Agadez, the gateway to the Saharan desert, we witness stunning music performances along the way and after figuring out ... read more