Audio: Art Melody 'Yamb Sabaab' [Download]
Download Burkinabe rapper Art Melody's wobbling-bass attack "Yam Sabaab."
<p>Burkinabé rapper <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/07/06/video-audio-art-melody%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cbeog-kamba%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%9Ckienrib-laadamain%E2%80%9D/" target="_blank"><strong>Art Melody</strong></a> has been an in-office favorite since he dropped the incredible, found-footage video for <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/10/24/video-art-melody-leben-est-dans-le-noir/" target="_blank">“L’eben Est Dans Le Noir”</a> and his collabartion project <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/04/10/audiovideo-burkina-fasos-waga-3000-2/" target="_blank"><strong>Waga 3000</strong></a>. In "Yamb Sabaab," Art Melody once again collaborates with "L'eben" beatsmith <strong><a href="https://soundcloud.com/redrum-beatz" target="_blank">Redrum</a> </strong>to create a wobbling-bass attack about life in Ouagadougou:</p><p></p><blockquote><em>"Women, children... came to get water from this fountain.../ I would often wait for hours just to get a few liters of water/ After the shower, I did I go out?... And get rejected at the National School for Telecommunications, BandAvoir?"</em></blockquote><p>Stream/download "Yamb Sabaab" below, read the <a href="https://soundcloud.com/akwaabamusic/yam-sabaab" target="_blank">full lyric transcript</a> and look for the track on Art Melody's upcoming album <em>Wogdog Blues</em> due in March.</p><p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F74898721" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>[H/T <a href="http://www.akwaabamusic.com/countries/burkina-faso/art-melody-yam-sabaab/" target="_blank">Akwaaba Music</a>]</p><p><strong>Update:</strong> Watch a psychedelic tribal-mask video for "Yamb Sabaab" below.</p><p>[embed width="600"]<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7238a1dcf25599be96ffe1db938911e6"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J44uVvBsMF0?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span>[/embed]</p>
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