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Update #2 · Oct 4, 2011 · 2 comments

Greetings all -- just wanted to send a quick thank you to everyone! The funding went well beyond my expectations, so thank you for your support and for passing the word on the project. The record is currently in production, and we're still looking at a final delivery date around mid-November. I'll keep updates via kickstarter here on the progress....

Thanks again for making this possible!

chris

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      Creator Christopher Kirkley on October 4, 2011

      There's plenty of music on the website:

      http://www.sahelsounds.com

      Also, the record "Ishilan n-Tenere", released on Mississippi Records, is available online for streaming/download :

      http://www.sahelsounds.bandcamp.com

      Lastly, I was a guest on Dj Rupture's WFMU show last Monday, and played a few jams from the cellphone project, as well as a nice cover of one of the songs:

      http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/42058

      Cheers,

      chris

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      Creator Lloyd Taylor on October 4, 2011

      Chris,

      Could you provide a link to any previous work that is available? It would be great to be able to listen to some of the earlier stuff while we await your next opus.

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