Via Agadez, Niger, Etran De L’Aïr touch down in Los Angeles later this month at the Teragram Ballroom. 100% Sahara Guitar, indeed. Maya Ongaku supports. We have five pairs of tickets saved for AD members.
Category: Etran de L’Aïr
Etran de L’Aïr :: 100% Sahara Guitar
It feels somehow wrong though to refer to the particularly vibrant brand of Tuareg rock played by Etran de L’Aïr as blues, desert or otherwise. There’s an exuberance in their adrenaline-fueled anthems and frenzied jams that resists the term. The band has its roots as a touring wedding band in central Niger, and the group’s songs more often than not feel buoyed by the ecstasy of celebration, conjuring scenes of late nights dancing beneath the desert stars. 100% Sahara Guitar is the clearest vision we’ve had yet of Etran de L’Aïr’s ability to evoke such experiences.
Etran de L’Air :: Agadez
Endless energy courses through Agadez, the second album by Nigerian combo Etran de L’Air. It’s named for the city the band calls home, long an important center for the Tuareg people, a traditionally nomadic group that has produced some transcendent guitarists, including Tinariwen, Abdallah Oumbadougou, Mdou Moctar, and Les Filles de Illighadad. All electrify Tuareg stylings, fusing folk tradition with rock & roll sensibility.