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Imidiwan - Companions [CD+DVD]

Tinariwen Audio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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Tinariwen are often associated with just one image: that of Touareg rebels leading the charge, machine gun in hand and electric guitar slung over the shoulder. The band ditch this cliché on their fifth album Tassili and it’s for the best. The founding members abandoned their weapons long ago and on this new album they have engineered a minor aesthetic revolution by setting the ... Read more in Amazon's Tinariwen Store

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Product details

  • Audio CD (29 Jun 2009)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD+DVD
  • Label: Pias UK
  • ASIN: B002ASVR7K
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 90,618 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Imidiwan Afrik Tendam
2. Lulla
3. Tenhert
4. Enseqi Ehad Didagh
5. Tahult In
6. Tamudjeras Assis
7. Intitlayaghen
8. Imazaghen N Adagh
9. Chegret
10. Kel Tamashek
11. Assuf Ag Assuf
12. Chabiba
13. Ere Tasfata Adounia

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Legendary poet guitarists and soul rebels Tinariwen release their long-awaited follow up to the award-winning 'Aman Iman' CD. 'IMIDIWAN: Companions' is a return to the source. The album was recorded last winter in the depths of the southern Sahara desert by engineer / producer Jean-Paul Romann. It features thirteen songs composed and sung by Ibrahim 'Abaraybone', Hassan 'Le Lion', Abdallah 'Catastrophe', Mohammed 'Japonais' and Abdallah 'Intidao'. The themes are as powerful as ever; homesickness, loss, the struggle for freedom and love of the desert. The mood is vintage Tinariwen; defiant, fragile, raw and uncompromisingly real. 'IMIDIWAN' is reaffirms Tinariwen's global status as one of the most popular and significant groups ever to have come out of West Africa. The CD is accompanied by a DVD of a short film shot on location in the Sahara by French film maker Jessy Nottola.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars MALI MAGIC 27 Jun 2009
Format:Audio CD
Surely the time is right for this magic band to break through and become massive,Tinariwen are a visionairy grooup,lauded by stars such as Robert Plant they prove that language is not a barrier,they are part of the toureg race,dwellers in the Saharan Mali area and they make tough uncompromising pan cultural music,see their DVD"live at the shepherds Bush empire"for proof of haw to get an audience dancing!!!!
This is a great album which can only enhance their status as africasa premier blues band.excellent!!!
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars More uncompromising 'desert blues' from Mali. 15 Jun 2009
By Jazzrook TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
'Imidiwan' is the fourth album by the exciting Touareg 'desert blues' band, Tinariwen, which maintains the high standards of their previous recordings. Despite their popularity they show no signs of compromising their style for a Western rock audience and the passionate, mesmerising music on this marvellous CD transcends any language barrier. There is also a bonus DVD of a short film shot on location in the Sahara by French film maker Jessy Nottola. 'Imidiwan' should be a strong contender for the best album of 2009.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Mercurial Mali,s . 13 July 2009
By russell clarke TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
A band whose name has orbited the outer realms of my musical awareness Tinariwen,s fourth album has finally seen me part with some of my hard earned readies to see what the fuss is about. For more than 30 years, this raggedy band of rebel Touaregs from Mali have plied their trade gradually , inexorably surfacing into public consciousness . Are they worth the kerfuffle, the effort , the expenditure to find out what music is all about?
Well of course they are. The four stars give that away really . Fusing wiry but complex guitar patterns with errr wiry but complex vocal arrangements the music is resonantly personal and clearly of a place and a time. Without concessions to their burgeoning western audience ( at least to my ears ) Tinariwen have resisted the temptation to dilute their sound to accommodate , betting reasonably why change a winning formula.
Highlights of the albums thirteen song set include the harmonious hypnotic album opener "Imdiwan Afrik Tendam ", "Kel Tamashek " , a whirling dervish of a song with rhythms flying off a immeasurable tangents , the dense slow burn funk of "Tamult In" and the introduction of female harmonies on "Chabiba" is especially welcome .
You could also the admire the wiry circuitous riff of "Tenhert " or the way "Tenalle Chegret" is so delicately languorous without ever becoming tedious . Which occasionally the album is by the way. Closing instrumental "Ere Tasfata Adounia" feels tacked on and even a vocal track like "Assuf Ag Assuf " drags. The music does firmly stick to a formula but as it's one that has done so well for them that is understandable and for the most part it is intoxicating .
The accompanying DVD is worth a watch ,though may have a very limited repeat appeal. The music though is likely to enthral for many months, years to come. Like the desert which the Touregs roam -constantly shifting , evolving ..... spellbinding and beautiful but somehow always the same.
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5.0 out of 5 stars tinariwen
This is a band of musicians that my daughter turned me onto through her love of Robert Plant. Since then I have bought every cd of theirs and I recommend anyone who has a passion... Read more
Published 17 months ago by lylexx
4.0 out of 5 stars Very much recommend
First heard this group on radio 3 'World on 3' and found their sound immediately appealing. They evoke the wide open spaces of the desert and vastness of the sky and stars at... Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2009 by Haselmere
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Companion
Love this CD have listenend over and over and still find something new and lovely each time I hear it. Buy it and try it.
Published on 19 Aug 2009 by Rf Ea Green
5.0 out of 5 stars Imidiwan
By far their best album, haunting desert blues rhythms Touareg vocals & chants and stunning guitar - if you like Ali Farka Toure, you'll enjoy this ; a brilliant album.
Published on 5 Aug 2009 by John Nunn
5.0 out of 5 stars Tuareg Bluesmen stay top of their game
Another blinding album from the kings of the Tuareg blues. The CD comes with a beautifully shot and insightful DVD. Read more
Published on 29 July 2009 by Fluffty
4.0 out of 5 stars Tinaraiwen: Imidiwan: Companions
Great to hear tracks we have only heard live before. Does not grab us yet as much as 'Aman Iman', that may be because we have not had the chance to listen to it enough yet.
Published on 18 July 2009 by Elizabeth J Clinton
5.0 out of 5 stars The best yet?
Having played all their first three albums a LOT, I really didn't see that they could do much more to impress me, but Tinariwen have come up with a real killer here. Read more
Published on 7 July 2009 by Martyn
5.0 out of 5 stars Magic again!
Imidiwan: Companions

This group did it again. Wonderfull music, great poems, just went to their concert at Arrabida WM Festival last friday. Read more
Published on 6 July 2009 by Golfinha
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