Groupe RTD -- Kuusha Caarey (The Pearl Necklace) / Live in Studio

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Footage of Groupe RTD in 2016 performing the song that sent us back to Djibouti in 2019 to put these sounds on wax. The first ever international album from Djibouti and Ostinato's first studio recorded album. This ain't a compilation or reissue! A stunning collision of Indian Bollywood, Jamaican dub and reggae, sleek horns inspired by Harlem’s jazz era, Somali funk, and the haunting and joyous synthesizer melodies of the Red Sea by Groupe RTD, one of East Africa’s best kept secrets. Recorded in three days with a state-of-the-art mobile recording studio replete with the very best audio interfaces and carefully positioned microphones around a less than soundproof room to achieve a vibrant, professional sound while maintaining the analog warmth of decades prior.
Posted July 7, 2022
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