Gao Rap Hip Hop From Northern Mali

• 1. Faso Cool – Ragga Dance
• 2. MC Crezy – Ha Ma Bani
• 3. Faso Madol – Mon Chanson
• 4. Adiobi – Pirate
• 5. Wangaro ft. Djego – Aibaka
• 6. Baba Konate ft. Filly – Djarabi
• 7. Annane Sy – Je Sui Vane de Toi
• 8. Baba Konate – Dakan
• 9. Pheno S. – Hey Koy
• 10. DiezzD ft. Master P – Elegance Couture
• 11. Askia Hamey – He Ni Bonbay
• 12. MCool – Nono Bay By

Blissed out electronic Hip Hop from the Sahara. Gao’s hyper-localized genre reinterprets western hip hop into a sound unlike anything else in the world. Auto-tune, melodic synth, and PC-based beats combine in abstract home studio experiments. Obscure music that thrives on the local MP3 trade, this compilation highlights some of the most ambitious recordings of the past 10 years. Limited to 500.