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Quoting from Mayet’s liner notes: \"This is not music as commodity, this is music as survival. There is a saying in Niger that goes, \"when we die we know we are going to heaven because we already live in Hell\" well I think its more like the purgatory that we all live in and they sure have managed to transcend with an incredible natural resource: Music. Dig it!\"</p>\n<h2>Niger: Magic and Ecstasy in the Sahel Movie Poster</h2>\n<h2>Niger: Magic and Ecstasy in the Sahel Cast &#x26; Crew</h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th></th>\n<th></th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Production Company:</strong></td>\n<td>Sublime Frequencies</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Country:</strong></td>\n<td>Niger</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Language:</strong></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Runtime:</strong></td>\n<td>68</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Adult:</strong></td>\n<td>No</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Genres:</strong></td>\n<td>Documentary, Music</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Website:</strong></td>\n<td><a href=\"http://www.sublimefrequencies.com/item.asp?Item_id=25\">http://www.sublimefrequencies.com/item.asp?Item_id=25</a></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Release date:</strong></td>\n<td>2005-01-01</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h2>Niger: Magic and Ecstasy in the Sahel – Trailer</h2>\n<div style=\"height:700px;\"><div class=\"slider\" id=\"main-slider\"><div class=\"slider-wrapper\"><div class=\"slide\"><iframe  width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/sfB1NxM0ClU\" title=\"NIGER: Magic and Ecstasy in the Sahel (cut)\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div><div class=\"slider-nav\"><button class=\"slider-previous\">Previous</button><button class=\"slider-next\">Next</button></div></div></div>","fields":{"slug":"/niger-magic-and-ecstasy-in-the-sahel/"},"frontmatter":{"description":"A celebration of life in the Sahel region of Africa, this film showcases many of Niger’s venerable music styles. 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