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Tassili

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Download links and information about Tassili by Tinariwen. This album was released in 2011 and it belongs to Rock, World Music genres. It contains 12 tracks with total duration of 53:50 minutes.

Artist: Tinariwen
Release date: 2011
Genre: Rock, World Music
Tracks: 12
Duration: 53:50
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Tracks

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No. Title Length
1. Imidiwan Ma Tenam (feat. Nels Cline) 4:41
2. Asuf D Alwa (feat. Kyp Malone) 4:14
3. Tenere Taqqim Tossam (feat. Tunde Adebimpe & Kyp Malone) 4:13
4. Ya Messinagh (feat. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band) 5:30
5. Walla Illa (feat. Kyp Malone & Tunde Adebimpe) 4:54
6. Tameyawt 4:39
7. Imidiwan Win Sahara (feat. Tunde Adebimpe) 3:45
8. Tamiditin Tan Ufrawan 3:04
9. Tiliaden Osamnat 3:26
10. Djeredjere 4:38
11. Iswegh Attay (feat. Kyp Malone) 5:50
12. Takest Tamidaret 4:56

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Formed in a Libyan refugee camp more than 20 years ago, Tinariwen crossed over to Western audiences with their previous two releases, 2007’s Aman Iman and 2009’s Imidiwan. Though they’re members of the nomadic Tuareg tribe native to Mali, Tinariwen do not play traditional Tuareg music. Influenced by electric blues as much as local Arab or West African sounds, Tinariwen has created their own unique musical strain. Performed on acoustic guitars, Tassili (the name of the Algerian desert where this was recorded) is their sparest release so far, yet its impact remains as deep and immediate as the albums featuring electric instruments. Hypnotic, intertwining guitars mix with droning, call-and-response vocals, hand drums, and clapping to create a rich and complex sound that is completely absorbing. As always they deliver some tough, funky grooves, but it’s the quieter, breathtakingly beautiful tracks like “Walla Illa,” “Tameyawt,” and “Iswegh Attay” that reveal a different side to the band. Mesmerizing and evocative, this is another sublime release by these masters of the desert blues.