purge.xxx #39 - La Bouche / Cilaos by Mohamed “Diable Rouge” Bangoura / Christine Salem

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Soundtracks from the films by Camilo Restrepo: Cilaos by Christine Salem and La Bouche by Mohamed “Diable Rouge” Bangoura.

Carried by the spell-binding rhythm of the maloya, a ritual chant from Reunion Island, Cilaos, starring CHRISTINE SALEM, explores the deep and murky ties that bind the dead and the living. La Bouche is an experimental musical featuring Guinean percussion master MOHAMED BANGOURA, loosely based on his own story. The two films form an informal duet, with both soundtracks produced in full on this record.

Numbered + handmade in an edition of 100 copies only; 180gr vinyl in custom-made screen-printed outer, containing Xerox-printed booklet with words by CAMILO RESTREPO and new English translations of the songs; no digital.

Special edition of 10 copies only with original drawing by Camilo Restrepo > > > purge.xxx/purrrrrj039-special

Includes unlimited streaming of La Bouche / Cilaos via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

This series for Resonance Extra is the first time much of the label's catalogue has been available to hear outside of its material form. It accepts the invitation by Resonance on the basis that none of these sounds are stored. If you want to hear it you need to be able to access the radio at midnight every Thursday.