To commemorate a pair of remastered reissues of Tinariwen’s first albums—2001’s The Radio Tisdas Sessions and its 2004 followup, Amassakoul, the desert blues masters drop by with a special mixtape showcasing their influences.
Category: Tinariwen
Tinariwen :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Tinariwen’s eighth album, “Amadjar,” was conceived on the road. Following an appearance Taragalte Festival in the Moroccan Sahara, the group traveled to Mauritania trailed by their French production team, in a camper van. Songs were put together during this road trip in a traditional Tamasheq manner, built up via conversations and playing around campfires.
Tinariwen :: Live In Paris
Tinariwen is a perennial favorite here at AD, and the Touareg band has just released their first proper “live” album, recorded in Paris at the Théî¢tre des Bouffes du Nord last […]
Tinariwen :: Iljaych Tareq / The Joshua Tree Sessions
If it seems you are seeing Tinariwen’s name with more regularity these days, it’s because you are. In addition to this year’s Emmaar lp, recorded in Joshua Tree, California, and […]
Tinariwen :: Chaghaybou
Tinariwen’s music speaks for Kel Tamashek, the Tuaregs, and their desert home, the “tenere.” Formed in 1979, the group’s latest LP ( Emmaar ) is a continuation of Tinariwen’s rhythmic, and at […]
Tinariwen :: Emmaar
Tinariwen’s music speaks for Kel Tamashek, the Tuaregs, and their desert home, the “tenere.” The typical descriptor of “desert blues,” suggests a genre defined by it’s point of origin, but how […]
Tinariwen :: Tenere Taqqim Tossam
For years, whenever friends would ask what they should grab with their remaining end-of-the-month eMusic credits, my go-to download recommendation was consistently “anything by Tinariwen”. I no longer use eMusic, […]