Tinariwen
BluesTuareg bluesSaharan rockdesert bluespolitical folk-rockpan-Maghreb resistance music
Tinariwen (in Tuareg: "ⵜⵏⵔⵓⵏ"; from Tamasheq (Berber), Tenere, the desert) is a Tuareg music group, originating from Tessalit in the Adrar des Ifoghas, a region shared between southern Algeria and northern Mali. The band's fifth album Tassili, released in 2011, won the Award for Best World Music Album at the 54th Grammy Awards. Formed in 1982, in strikingly unusual circumstances for a musical ensemble, Tinariwen blend ancient musical traditions with radical contemporary politics.
Influenced by: Ali Farka Touré, Oumou Sangaré, Bassekou Kouyate
- Active:
- 1982-present
- Scene:
- Mali/Algeria (Sahara/Adrar des Ifoghas)
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