Ahmedou Ahmed Lowla, performance from a Nouakchott salon

Ahmedou Ahmed Lowla plays instrumental electronic keyboard in a style known in Mauritania as WZN, or in Arabic simply “music.” Born into a musical family tradition (his father is a renowned tidnit player from Traza), today Ahmedou Ahmed Lowla is one of Mauritania’s most premiere keyboard performers. Soundtracking lavish weddings in the country’s capital, Ahmedou has earned a reputation for his evocative theatrics, accentuating notes by playing with his elbows or tapping the keyboard with his head. This session, recorded in a salon in Nouakchott was originally broadcast in 2020 by the Tauron Nowa Muzyka Festival in Katowice, Poland after touring was canceled during the pandemic. Ahmedou assembled a troupe of musicians, dancers, and friends for this brief gaze into modern Mauritanian music. ---------------- Ahmedou Ahmed Lowla Bandcamp: Ahmedou Ahmed Lowla Instagram: ---------------- Sahel Sounds Website: Sa