Article published on the 2009-04-01 Latest update 2011-11-07 11:16 TU
In barely ten years, Tuareg music has managed to rise up from a minority sound to a staple feature of the global scene. Its driving force has been the movement’s emblematic pioneer, Tinariwen, who served as a model for the next generation with their particular blend of plaintive blues-rock that sounds as arid as the desert that inspires it. Although the political context that sparked off their original outpouring has changed since fragile peace put an end to the Tuareg rebellion, this increasingly sedentary people remains deeply attached to its culture, language and alphabet, and in particular to its desert – a land without borders that stretches from Algeria to Niger taking in parts of Mali and Libya.
Spécial
1 / 15
ténéré taqhim tossam feat. tunde adebimpe et kyp malone 4’13
tinariwen
(eyadou ag leche, ibrahim ag alhabib, tunde adebimpe, kyp malone / eyadou ag leche, ibrahim ag alhabib)
v2 vvr774668
mali / états-unis
2 / 15
aitimani 7’06
etran finatawa
(alhousseini mohamed anivolla, bammo agonla / alhousseini mohamed anivolla)
riverboat tugcd1055
niger
3 / 15
houmeissa 4’45
tartit
(mohamed issa)
crammed discs craw34
mali
4 / 15
all tomorrow’s parties 5’39
dirtmusic
(reed)
glitterhouse records grcd 704
australie / états-unis / mali
5 / 15
j’ai dû partir feat. terakaft 5’25
faris
(faris amine bottazzi)
reaktion copyright control
italie / france / mali
6 / 15
tidit 4’15
tamikrest
(mahmoud ag ahmouden)
glitterhouse records grcd 721
mali
7 / 15
ténéré 3’33
bombino
(trad.)
cumbancha cmb-cd-20
niger
8 / 15
anchar 6’23
ibrahim djo expérience
(mohamed ben aghlili)
reaktion re20
mali / france
9 / 15
assakou n’ténéré 5’10
amanar
(ahmed ag kaedi)
reaktion re19
mali
10 / 15
awalin 4’43
steve shehan et nabil othmani
(nabil othmani / steve shehan)
naïve nj620211
états-unis d’amérique / algérie
11 / 15
adrar 2’51
le chauffeur est dans le pré
(kédou ag ossad, ibrahim ag alhabib / kédou ag ossad, ibrahim ag alhabib, le chauffeur)
chauffeur production int04
france / mali
12 / 15
ikalane walegh 5’01
toumast
(moussa ag keyna / moussa ag keyna, dan lévy)
real world cdrw 148
niger
13 / 15
niger blues 5’39
desert rebel
(abdallah oumbadougou)
desert rebel copyright control
france / niger
14 / 15
intidgagen 3’35
terakaft
(kédou ag ossad / terakaft)
tapsit tap013
mali
15 / 15
alilagh iridjwane 4’31
tamkilwate
(mossa ahmed)
reaktion re20
mali
Production Christophe Nicolaïdis