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01. Yassine Nana - Boustan El Achar
02. Yassine Nana - Fatma
03. Yassine Nana - Samraa
04. Yassine Nana - Telephone
05. Yassine Nana - Messager Aala Ettayper
06. Yassine Nana - Biqalbi N'thab
07. Yassine Nana - Ma Ahla Lilat Samar
08. Yassine Nana - Bouaamrane
ARTIST
TITLE
Modern Pop from Mauritania (1984-1989)
FORMAT
CD

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CATALOG #
BJR 125CD BJR 125CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
4/24/2026

This compilation brings together eight tracks by Yassine Nana and his group, recorded between 1984 and 1989, during a key moment in Mauritania's musical history. A central figure of one of the country's most respected musical families, Yassine stands at the crossroads of a long-standing tradition and a period of deep transformation in form, sound and production. Recorded in Mauritania as well as during stays in Paris and Rabat, these songs integrate drum machines, synthesizers and electric guitars into Saharan musical structures. Influenced by reggae, soul and new wave, the group develops a sound that reflects the circulation of music and technology in the 1980s, while remaining firmly rooted in Mauritanian languages, themes and melodic systems. Love, travel, exile and music itself run through lyrics sung in Hassaniya and classical Arabic. Originally released on cassette and long confined to local circulation, these recordings offer a rare perspective on African popular music of the period, seen from Nouakchott. A body of work that documents a Mauritanian modernity, both popular and exploratory, now brought back into circulation by Les Disques Bongo Joe and Sofa Records.