Nubenegra Records and Saharawi Music: A Musical and Social Interaction Beyond Transnationalism

Abstract:Cet article analyse les interactions spécifiques gouvernant la relation entre la musique sahraouie issue des camps de réfugiés de Tindouf en Algérie et Nubenegra, un label de disques espagnol. Cet article vise à montrer comment la musique sahraouie provenant des camps de réfugiés de Tindouf est disséminée et commodifiée au travers de son interaction avec un label européen. Il révèle ainsi l'importance de considérer la musique transnationale dans un contexte plus large que celui de son unique interaction avec sa propre communauté transnationale.Abstract:This article analyzes the specific relationship between Saharawi music from the refugee camps of Tindouf in Algeria and Nubenegra, a Spanish record label. The aim of the article is to demonstrate how Saharawi music coming from the refugee camps of Tindouf in Algeria is disseminated and commodified by its interaction with a Western record label. Thus, this article reveals that there is a need to broaden understandings of the study of transnational music in a wider context than solely its interaction with its transnational community.