{"id":41343,"date":"2019-10-22T10:34:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T08:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/yaseen-mohameds-most-remarkable-60s-songs-collected-in-new-compilation\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:33:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:33:59","slug":"yaseen-mohameds-most-remarkable-60s-songs-collected-in-new-compilation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/yaseen-mohameds-most-remarkable-60s-songs-collected-in-new-compilation\/","title":{"rendered":"Yaseen Mohamed\u2019s most remarkable \u201960s songs collected in new compilation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31319 pam-featured-content\"  src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-71.jpg\" alt=\"Yaseen band on stage 1960\" width=\"1000\" height=\"744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-71.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-71-759x565.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-71-661x492.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-71-465x346.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-71-375x279.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>A collection of\u00a0 taarab songs from 1960s coastal Kenya by Yaseen Mohamed (Mac &amp; Party).<\/h4>\n<p>Compiled from the elusive Mzuri catalog, originally released in Kenya in the \u201960s,\u00a0the LP comes with extensive liner-notes describing the life of Yaseen,\u00a0his musical background and the early days of the Kenyan record industry.\u00a0Musically rich and unique for its time and place, this compilation is a treasure trove of songs and a feast for your ear.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k_8RHG8O828\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sung with a characteristic, dark voice, Yaseen\u2019s Swahili poetry was layered over rich percussion patterns, accompanied by the distinctive sound of the Clavioline (a proto-synth) and amplified taishokoto, a novelty harp instrument of Japanese origin that Yaseen helped popularise in Kenya in the 1940s. On many songs he is accompanied by his wife Mimi on vocals. Yaseen\u2019s arrangements drew influences from Indian and Egyptian film music, rhythm and blues, jazz and Latin music.<\/p>\n<p><em>Yaseen &amp; Party\u00a0<\/em>is set to release October 28th via Afro7 Records. Discover the album art below and pre-order it now <span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/afro7.net\/product\/yaseen-and-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31317\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-69.jpg\" alt=\"Yaseen &amp; Party\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-69.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-69-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-69-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-69-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-69-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-69-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-69-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-69-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-69-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A collection of\u00a0 taarab songs from 1960s coastal Kenya by Yaseen Mohamed (Mac &amp; Party). 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