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Track Listings
| 1. Amous Idraout Assouf d'Alwa (Tinariwen) - Tinariwen |
| 2. Warktifed (Tamikrest) - Tamikrest |
| 3. Blues Du Desert (Ibrahim Djo Experience) - Ibrahim Djo Experience |
| 4. Derhan Alkher (Faris & Terakaft) - Faris & Terakaft |
| 5. Teswa Tenere (Nabil Baly Othmani) - Nabil Baly Othmani |
| 6. Tenere (Amanar) - Amanar |
| 7. Taghdart (Tadalat) - Tadalat |
| 8. Gourma (Etran Finatawa) - Etran Finatawa |
| 9. Nak Essanagh (Terakaft) - Terakaft |
| 10. Aitma (Toumast) - Toumast |
| 11. Tigrawahi Tikma (Bombino) - Bombino |
| 12. Tihou Beyatene (Tartit) - Tartit |
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'Songs For Desert Refugees' is a benefit album whose aim is to raise funds for refugees in and around the rural communities of Aguel'hoc and Tessalit in the north east Mali. Both villages have seen the fiercest fighting in this conflict and their nomadic populations are in severe distress. Many families have lost everything.
'Songs For Desert Refugees' features a superb mix of desert music, including rare or unreleased tracks by some of the world best known Touareg groups, from Mali (Tinariwen, Tamikrest, Terakaft, Tartit...), Niger (Bombino, Toumast, Etran Finatawa) or Algeria (Nabil Baly Othmani, Faris).
The music on this compilation is the sound of what the Malian deserts can be; intense, joyful, beautiful, proud, poetic and peaceful. It is dedicated to all those who are working to make it so again.
All proceeds from the sale of this CD will go to two trusted NGOs who work with refugees in Northern Mali. The first is called TAMOUDRÉ and it works with nomads in the pastures around Tessalit, scene of some of the fiercest fighting in the recent months. TAMOUDRÉ helps these nomads to make their livelihoods more prosperous and secure, socially, economically and culturally.
The other NGO is called ETAR. It supports education projects and helps to protect and disseminate the beauty of Tamashek culture and to develop cultural exchanges between the desert and Europe. It is currently raising funds to build a cultural centre in Aguel'hoc, another community that has suffered a great deal in this war.
The money raised will be used for food, blankets and medicines. All involved in producing the album are giving their services for free.
'Songs For Desert Refugees' features a superb mix of desert music, including rare or unreleased tracks by some of the world best known Touareg groups, from Mali (Tinariwen, Tamikrest, Terakaft, Tartit...), Niger (Bombino, Toumast, Etran Finatawa) or Algeria (Nabil Baly Othmani, Faris).
The music on this compilation is the sound of what the Malian deserts can be; intense, joyful, beautiful, proud, poetic and peaceful. It is dedicated to all those who are working to make it so again.
All proceeds from the sale of this CD will go to two trusted NGOs who work with refugees in Northern Mali. The first is called TAMOUDRÉ and it works with nomads in the pastures around Tessalit, scene of some of the fiercest fighting in the recent months. TAMOUDRÉ helps these nomads to make their livelihoods more prosperous and secure, socially, economically and culturally.
The other NGO is called ETAR. It supports education projects and helps to protect and disseminate the beauty of Tamashek culture and to develop cultural exchanges between the desert and Europe. It is currently raising funds to build a cultural centre in Aguel'hoc, another community that has suffered a great deal in this war.
The money raised will be used for food, blankets and medicines. All involved in producing the album are giving their services for free.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Penny P.
Format:Audio CD
This album contains a 13-minute live track by Bombino which is so sublime that the album is worth buying for this one track alone! I have tears in my eyes... for this truly transcendental music.
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super cd compliation; Fanastic Bombino track! Highly recommend listen to Mali music in the car whist driving. Best CD for 2013 so far!
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Wonderful music, important cause
13 Dec 2012
By Elaine C. Erb
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Format:Audio CD
I've been a follower of the music of the Tuareg or Kel Tamashek people for some time now. The earthy blues basis hits my soul like no other. And so I've followed the crisis in Northern Mali with great interest, despite the limited coverage this issue gets in the States. For an area that is so rich in musical traditions, the influx of Islamic extremists who now ban music and threaten musicians is an added insult on top of the horrors of war.
This collection, put together by Andy Morgan, is a great representation of music from this region. Whether you are new to the music of the Tuareg or already have some in your collection, this is a great addition. It includes a new track from Tinariwen, a song by the son of Baly Othmani (the first Tuareg musician I ever heard) and other less known Tuareg performers. In a time where the powers that be are limiting music, it's important that those of us who can help keep the music alive.
The enclosed links lead you to more information about the current situation in Mali and how you can help, though they are in French.
This collection, put together by Andy Morgan, is a great representation of music from this region. Whether you are new to the music of the Tuareg or already have some in your collection, this is a great addition. It includes a new track from Tinariwen, a song by the son of Baly Othmani (the first Tuareg musician I ever heard) and other less known Tuareg performers. In a time where the powers that be are limiting music, it's important that those of us who can help keep the music alive.
The enclosed links lead you to more information about the current situation in Mali and how you can help, though they are in French.
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