The Making of the Dancing Devils of Djibouti
06.06.20Vik Sohonie (founder of Ostinato Records), Janto Djassi (producer and technician), and Mark Gergis (archivist and mastering engineer) talk about their trip to Djibouti, the East African country’s global significance, working with music entirely controlled by the government, and producing Ostinato’s first studio recorded album and Djibouti’s first ever worldwide album: The Dancing Devils of Djibouti by the national radio band, Groupe RTD.
Listen now Tracklist1. Groupe RTD – Raga Kaan Ka’Eegtow (You Are the One I Love)
2. Groupe RTD – Kuusha Caarey (The Pearl Necklace)
3. Groupe RTD – Alto’s Interlude
4. Unknown Song from Djibouti’s National Radio Archives
5. Groupe RTD – Uurkan Kaadonaya (I Want You)
6 Groupe RTD – Wiil Wille (The Jumping Man)
7. Unknown Song from Djibouti’s National Radio Archives