Hump Day: Amar Sundy and "Camel Shuffle"

A Tuareg bringing the blues to France brings us today's random tune, called Camel Shuffle. Amar Sundy is originally from Mauritania but has made a name for himself as an original blues guitarist melding the music of North Africa with American blues he learned at the feet of blues legends such as Albert Collins, BB King, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and Albert King. On top of that, he adds the traditional music of his adopted home, France, where he honed his musicianship as a busker in the Paris Metro. You can find Camel Shuffle on his 2009 release Sadaka, and on the various artists compilation Putumayo Presents: African Blues (2012).

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Source: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/amar-sundy-mn0000747175

Minting Hits: Noura Mint Seymali and "Tzenni"

Accompanied by her husband on guitar, with drums and bass (played upside down by recent random tunist Ousmane Tourè, Noura Mint Seymali belts out Tzenni in today's random tune. From Mauritania, Seymali is from a long line of griots (musician, songwriter, and messenger caste in many parts of Africa). Part of this tradition is the pedigree - Seymali's mother was the equivalent of a national star and her father wrote Mauritania's national anthem. Seymali has created a sound melding traditional Moorish sounds with pop and funk, slowly stripping away the trappings and leaving something uniquely essential in the music while augmenting it with her amazing singing. Tzenni can be found on her 2014 album of the same name.