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By: Benn loxo du taccu » Blog Archive » Tuareg Help

Benn loxo du taccu » Blog Archive » Tuareg Help — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 11:58:00 +0000

[...] Tinariwen, the Tuareg band I’ve featured at least once on this site, appears on this release. The track is typical of their style with smooth Sahel guitars, Tuareg/Western fused rhythms and laid-back singing. More on Tinariwen here and here. [...]

By: mike

mike — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 10:49:30 +0000

I’m going to see Tinariwen next month in the UK, on the African Soul Rebels tour, where they’re billed alongside Daara-J and Rachid Taha. Thanks so much for introducing me to their music.

By: mattgy

mattgy — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:06:57 +0000

True, true. I didn’t word the post very well. Thanks for the comments/corrections. Mali is a different place now…

By: Marcus

Marcus — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:00:57 +0000

Very nice site. Per Louise above, Tinariwen are quite popular in Mali, and indeed, record in Bamako. To claim that their music is banned, is, well, not quite right.

By: sufi

sufi — Sun, 19 Dec 2004 12:03:12 +0000

i saw them playing with Taj Mahal in London this year,
fantastic!

By: Courvidae

Courvidae — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 10:46:28 +0000

Tinariwen, fantastic! I had only heard a single song of theirs before today, but now I have the pleasure of knowing three. A great pick!

By: Louise

Louise — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:24:43 +0000

I think it also right to point out that the Touaregs reached a peace agreement with the Malian government in 1996, since which time many of the former rebels have been brought into the government and even the armed forces of Mali. The peace appears to be holding well, despite the inevitable problem of the odd rebel who still has his gun and has now turned to armed banditry. Reflecting this, most of the songs on Tinariwen’s recent album are about reconciliation, building for the future, and everyday problems of living in a desert, although the music has lost none of its power.

By: souq

souq — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:05:03 +0000

saw them play four times in Paris over the summer– free concerts in the park. Fantastic- and then went home and turned on the national nightly news on TV– there they were again!