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Christopher Kirkley is a music collector and archivist focused on the Sahel of West Africa. His work examines contemporary popular music in the evolving technological landscape, the interplay of localized traditions with global influences, and new modes of cultural transmission. He releases records under the label Sahel Sounds and maintains a blog exploring arts and music of the region. His film Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai has received the Prix du Jury at F.A.M.E in Paris. His work has been featured in BBC, The Guardian, Pitchfork, NPR, Le Monde, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, The Wire Magazine, and ARTE. He’s also been a guest lecturer at NYU-Paris, Sorbonne Nouvelle, Lift13, and Notre Dame.

Filmography

I Sing the Desert Electric (2013)
Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai (2015)
Zerzura (2017)