Comments on: Saharawi Saturday http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/12/15/saharawi-saturday/ One hand can't clap: world music for the masses Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:24:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: andru http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/12/15/saharawi-saturday/comment-page-1/#comment-93272 andru Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:21:54 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/12/15/saharawi-saturday/#comment-93272 sahrawis in the western sahara region are not obsessed with independence or a national identity, france and spain are. they want control of that region once more(one of the world's richest phosphate reserves). the whole situation is a creation of colonial rule and capitalist motivation - a shame that it tries to parade as the opposite. look into it the history of the region and its relationship with the polisario/algeria/morocco/france/spain becomes pretty clear. sahrawis in the western sahara region are not obsessed with independence or a national identity, france and spain are. they want control of that region once more(one of the world’s richest phosphate reserves). the whole situation is a creation of colonial rule and capitalist motivation – a shame that it tries to parade as the opposite. look into it the history of the region and its relationship with the polisario/algeria/morocco/france/spain becomes pretty clear.

]]> By: Mike http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/12/15/saharawi-saturday/comment-page-1/#comment-92806 Mike Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:09:49 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/12/15/saharawi-saturday/#comment-92806 Matt, Your website sparked and fed a project that I just finished. Thanks for all the music, including this beauty. Best, Mike http://www.artofthemix.org/FindAMix/getcontents.asp?strMixID=116982 Matt, Your website sparked and fed a project that I just finished. Thanks for all the music, including this beauty.

Best,
Mike

http://www.artofthemix.org/FindAMix/getcontents.asp?strMixID=116982

]]> By: zeepkist http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/12/15/saharawi-saturday/comment-page-1/#comment-92801 zeepkist Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:58:00 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/12/15/saharawi-saturday/#comment-92801 hi matt, your music blog has given me a lot of pleasure in the last years, been following you since the beginning 2005 when i got back from burundi, and just to say wherever you are and whatever you do have a good time and thanks, greetings zeno. hi matt,

your music blog has given me a lot of pleasure in the last years, been following you since the beginning 2005 when i got back from burundi, and just to say wherever you are and whatever you do have a good time and thanks,
greetings zeno.

]]> By: JW http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/12/15/saharawi-saturday/comment-page-1/#comment-92773 JW Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:26:49 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/12/15/saharawi-saturday/#comment-92773 Words fail me. This is a top-notch piece of work from a stunning singer. Thanks for this. Words fail me. This is a top-notch piece of work from a stunning singer. Thanks for this.

]]> By: alex stewart http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/12/15/saharawi-saturday/comment-page-1/#comment-92729 alex stewart Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:10:51 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/12/15/saharawi-saturday/#comment-92729 Thought I would just wish you a very happy New Year! Thanks for the music and the education Alex Thought I would just wish you a very happy New Year!
Thanks for the music and the education
Alex

]]> By: ROBERTO http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/12/15/saharawi-saturday/comment-page-1/#comment-92586 ROBERTO Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:17:32 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/12/15/saharawi-saturday/#comment-92586 visdite my blog http://africansong.blogspot.com/ visdite my blog http://africansong.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Marc http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/12/15/saharawi-saturday/comment-page-1/#comment-92469 Marc Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:10:45 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/12/15/saharawi-saturday/#comment-92469 I really dig this album. Another very interesting album with some songs by Mariem is Medej: Cantos Antiguous Saharauis. Her music is powerful and beautiful. I really dig this album. Another very interesting album with some songs by Mariem is Medej: Cantos Antiguous Saharauis. Her music is powerful and beautiful.

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