Desert Blues

Tarhanem sansigh

Teswa Teneré (album AYT MA - 2012)

Orphans of the Sahara - Bombino - "Adinat"

Her Tenere - Bombino

Marrakech

Imzad Guitare- Imetawan

Imzad Guitare - Gueghe Ichillan- Tarha 2014

TERAKAFT – Alone (Ténéré)

‚Alone‘ was born out of a need to maintain sanity in times of broken dreams and lies. It might be their most rock oriented album to date but at the same time it is their most poetic. Five years ago with their album "Aratan N Azawad" and even the follow up "Kel Tamasheq", Terakaft was still full of hope, things had started to change. Today the soil that was supposed to blossom is burnt by selfishness and rivalry. 

„There are too many characters in the picture, too many chiefs and not enough people“, says Diara when asked about the political developments in the last years. He used to sing political songs back in the days in his rebel youth when he was still playing guitar with Tinariwen. Nowadays he is only watching with a new feeling growing inside him: “Ténéré”, which is the title he gave to this album, and which translates to: “Alone”. Back in the days when they were sitting in the dunes drinking tea with big hopes for the future, singing their songs into the night, his nephew Sanou was sitting next to him, still a young boy. Occasionally the uncle would hand his guitar to the nephew, so he could  play along with the others. Just before the international success story of Tinariwen started, Diara got stuck on his way to Bamako a missed flight and his place in Tinariwen was taken. Meanwhile Sanou had set up his own band Terakaft. Today Diara and Sanou are the backbone of Terakaft: the guardians of desert blues. Diara is the spirit of the band, as strong as a rock. Sanou – his nephew - is the heart of Terakaft. He brings the life to its spirit. Diara the elder, lays out heavy rhythms pulsing through his guitar. Sanou has become the natural heir to the sound of “assouf”, with his intense rock riffs and an up-lifting attitude towards life.

‚Alone‘ is the 5th album of Terakaft. It was produced by Justin Adams who is one of the musicians from Europe who has delved deep into Tuareg music in the last years. Adams is known as a musician and producer through his work with Robert Plant, Tinariwen and Juldeh Camara. He has geared up "The Caravan" to reach new shores and hit the dancefloors. In these troubled times, they have made an album together, that presents the deep Saharan rhythms as a vital contemporary heartbeat. Standing on the ruins of their peoples dreams they sing to their brothers and sisters about true friendship and tolerance.

Tafouk Tele

Yakeen

Chanson pour La Journée de la Terre Maroc 2010.
Musiciens et chanteurs:
Oum El Ghaït Benessahraoui
Hicham Bajjou
Hayat El Idrissi
Tachinwit
Hamid El Kasri
Adil Sif lssan
Rachid Zeroual
Brahim Terkemani
Azzedine Berhilia
Tarik Lahjaily
Saad Bouidi
Jauk Armal
Adnane Laayouni

Production: Rezo pour la Journee de la Terre
Coordination Artistique: Hicham El Kebbaj

Akkal

Kel Assouf returns with a second album that overwhelms the current Tuareg scene. Anana Harouna and his new team embark alongside Led Zeppelin and current rockmusic and delivers a tradi-modern / hyper-modern sound.

01 Ahile Lamma

NEDDIK

Written by Oum
Produced and bass played by Pierre Bonnet 
Drums: Philippe Bonnet
Guitar : Houssine Assabry
Keybords: Blaise Batisse

Mixed by Julien Espinoza & Pierre Bonnet aux studios de La Ruche, Lyon.
Mastered by Pascal Coquard

Executive producers: Oum & Laurent Foulon for LOFMUSIC 




NEDDIK - Oum Sweerty

Tinariwen - Imidiwan Afrik Tendam

The Tuareg people are predominently nomadic people of the sahara desert, mostly in the Northern reaches of Mali near Timbuktu and Kidal. The Tuareg are often referred to as "Blue Men of the desert " - because their robes are dyed indigo blue. They live in small tribes with between 30 and 100 family members and keep camels, goats, cattle and chicken which graze the land. 

They are a proud race of people, famous for their fighting abilities and artwork, now staring urbanisation and resettlement in the face. 

The sword is a Tuareg's most valued possession. Many are passed from generation to generation and said to be protected by the victories of its past owners. 




Imarhan N'Tinezraf. Titre  Iliwityan Dagh Tinariwen - Tuareg music

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Abdallah ag Elhousseini"tinariwen"-el ghalem mas assossam

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