Starry Nights in Western Sahara
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| Starry Nights in Western Sahara | |
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| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | April 8, 2003 |
| Genre | Folk, World |
| Label | Rounder Records |
| Producer | Randy Barnwell & Randall Barnwell |
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
Starry Nights in Western Sahara is an album compiled by filmmaker Danielle Smith, in the process of making one of her documentaries on Western Sahara. Starry Nights, published by North-American label Rounder Records,[2] is the second compilation of Saharawi music released in the United States, after Sahrauis: The Music of the Western Sahara. The majority of the songs are sung by Umm Mekiya, a woman notorious for her voice. Songs range from traditional love songs to contemporary songs of political protest, accompanied with rhythmic clapping, lutes and tidinit.
