Iftin Band - Mogadishu's Finest: The Al-Uruba SessionsThe official retrospective on one of Somalia's most famous and beloved private bands, Iftin, and a companion compilation to our Grammy nominated "Sweet As Broken Dates". Digitized from cassettes recorded between 1982 and 1987 at the legendary Al Uruba hotel's secret studio and the jams for the masses performed in the basement of Somalia's national theater. Banaadiri rhythms from Somalia's south, Mogadishu's finest vocalists, Dhaanto reggae like guitar

and 'Holy Hell' that really "cemented what the band was about" and "took them to a new level" as a rock powerhouse and leaders of the UK's metalcore scene - making it all the more "daunting" to reinvent themselves on the records that would follow

The composer and musician David Chalmin and performers led by Le Consort ensemble and Justin Taylor have sculpted this novel record together

In a way it is odd that Stenhammar may be best known for a comparative trifle - the Entr'acte from the huge cantata "Sången" (The Song)

and forge a new brand that shaped the musical landscape of the 19th century

disappears

Founded after the dissolution of the Flesh Eaters and launched with the 1984 Enigma Records album Time Stands Still

causes and justification for America's involvement in World War II

together with Adrian Farmer

Only true friends can follow the complexity of such a conversation and end with a light bantering joke

Arista Records

Joe Moore has managed to find the mystery and the very special color of the melodies of these artists he has soaked up

laughs and lessons learned in this third installment of the popular series