Sahel Sounds

Project documenting cultural and musical phenomena of the Sahel region of West Africa. Releases available on vinyl and digital download.

Contact:
[email protected]

Distribution:
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04/12/2025

on tour now across N America
W/ and

04/10/2025

Our friends Ahmed Ag Kaedy and Will Guthrie will be on tour in Europe this month!

Don’t miss out on this amazing duo and do check out their album “Tidawt” if you haven’t already. Dates below ✨

24/04/2025 FR Laval La Fosse
25/04/2025 FR Nantes Pannonica
26/04/2025 FR Le Mans Garage 5
27/04/2025 BE Brussels Les Ateliers Claus
28/04/2025 NL Amsterdam Muziekgebouw
30/04/2025 DK Odense Dexter
02/05/2025 PT Lisbon ZDB
03/05/2025 PT Coimbra Casa das Artes
04/05/2025 CH Geneve Cave 12

04/04/2025

We’re thrilled to share “Agadez”, the new single from ! An ode to the historic desert capital, “Agadez” blends the band’s signature hypnotic rhythms with rock infused riffs from a place that is all beach.

A beloved classic back home and their most requested songs in weddings, this marks their first full studio recording of the track - now streaming everywhere and available for purchase on Bandcamp!

Links in bio ✨

02/20/2025

Just a couple of weeks left before are off to the Southern Hemisphere!

If you’re in Australia or New Zealand, you might get to see them at the amazing venues and festivals below! Ticket links in bio ✨

03.04 Melbourne, AUS
03.06 Sydney, AUS
03.08 Lone Star Valley, AUS
03.09 Adelaide, AUS
03.10 Adelaide, AUS
03.13 Brisbane, AUS
03.15 New Plymouth, NZ
03.16 New Plymouth, NZ

Many thanks for making this possible!

poster design

02/10/2025

Excited to announce Etran de L’Aïr are coming back on tour in North America ! The globe-trotting band will return to the continent to bring you the desert surf vibes once again, with sun-schlazed guitar and reverb-laden melodies. Irresistible wedding songs for all occasions - please join us in celebrating the joy of music beyond borders!

Tickets on sale now!

✨ “Stars of Agadez Tour” dates ✨

Playing with from 4/8-4/24!

4/8 Seattle, WA
4/9 Bellingham, WA
4/10 Victoria, BC .weekends
4/11 Vancouver, BC .pearl.vancouver
4/12 Portland, OR
4/14 Chico, CA
4/15 Oakland, CA
4/17 San Luis Obispo, CA
4/18 Jacumba Springs, CA
4/19 Los Angeles, CA
4/20 Flagstaff, AZ
4/22 Santa Fe, NM
4/23 Oklahoma City, OK
4/24 Austin, TX
4/27 New Orleans, LA
4/29 Gainesville, FL 4/30 St. Petersburg, FL
5/1 Atlanta, GA
5/2 Chattanooga, TN
5/4 Knoxville, TN
5/5 Louisville, KY
5/6 Bloomington, IL
5/7 Chicago, IL
5/8 Nelsonville, OH
5/9 Washington, DC .dc
5/10 East Meredith, NY
5/11 Ridgewood, NY

02/06/2025

Tidiane Thiam home in Podor wearing our space camel tshirt ✨

01/03/2025

As we’re officially out of 2024, we wanted to give you all a big shout for the continued support! It’s been a big year for us over here, with new albums from Sahel Sounds veterans Tidiane Thiam and Etran De L’Aïr — and three consecutive tours across Europe, Canada, and the USA.

Many many thanks to the people, venues and promoters who worked tirelessly to make all of it happen, especially tour manager , bookers + .live , on socials and of course all of YOU who came and danced and shared the joy with us! And to those who bought/streamed the album at home 🙏

A large THANK YOU to all the writers, critics, DJs and radio hosts who continue to support our work over the year!! Too many to thank - we are truly humbled 🧡✨🙏

Shout out to our artists and friends , + .in.1.eye for keeping our feed poppin with their vids ✨

Special mention for helping getting the Tidiane album out and last but not least + for press!

We’ve got lots new coming in 2025, so stay tuned (and subscribe to our newsletter 👉👈) !!

10/16/2024

Portrait of the Senegal guitarist as a young man - a very rare photo of Tidiane Thiam taken while apprenticing at Oumar Ly’s famous photo studio.

An amazing find unearthed by .in.1.eye during her research for !

10/12/2024

repost from
California we are here.
10-12 los angeles SOLD OUT
10-13 ojai
10-15 santa cruz
10-16 san francisco
10-17 san francisco instore

10/09/2024

Unboxing moment with monsieur Tidiane Thiam and his new record in Podor, Senegal.

Africa Yontii is available on our Bandcamp and select record stores from around the world!

Many thanks .in.1.eye for the videos ✨

10/04/2024

New for Bandcamp Friday - a special LP bundle - three records for $36 for our new and old Sahara guitar fans.

Also! An awesome new Etran de L’Aïr tshirt designed by available for preorder and shipping in the next 2 weeks!

And of course or ✨name your price digital discography✨

Happy !

09/26/2024

Monsieur Tidiane Thiam has finally received his copy of Africa Yontii in Podor, Senegal!

Photo by .in.1.eye

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Portland, OR

Website

http://www.sahelsounds.com/

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