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| 1. Imidiwan Ma Tennam |
| 2. Asuf D Alwa |
| 3. Tenere Taqqim Tossam |
| 4. Ya Messinagh |
| 5. Walla Illa |
| 6. Tameyawt |
| 7. Imidiwan Win Sahara |
| 8. Tamiditin Tan Ufrawan |
| 9. Aden Osamnat |
| 10. Tenidagh Hegh Djeredjere |
| 11. Iswegh attay |
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While what they play is demonstrably Tuareg assouf music, their development dislocated from home in refugee camps opened them up to non-Malian influences, especially from Algeria and Egypt. But perhaps most importantly they got to hear bootlegged cassettes of popular Western rock acts such as Santana, Led Zeppelin, Dylan and Hendrix. Their music is often referred to as 'desert blues' which is misleading as the band were unaware of this music until visiting America in the last decade, despite the clear influence of heavy electrified RnB. This is worth mentioning as it's good not to think of Tinariwen as having a 'pure' or 'authentic' sound.
In fact some may be up in arms at the fact that this album features guest spots from Nels Cline of Wilco, Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band of New Orleans, but really all Tinariwen are doing is completing a circle of sorts. Such people should be reassured, that if anything, this album sounds more traditional than 2009's Imidiwan: Companions, because alongside new numbers there are old compositions such as the lovelorn Iswegh Attay and the sumptuous and languid Walla Illa. The only track to sound even remotely different to what we have come to expect and love from them is Tenere Taqqim Tossam, simply because of Tunde's lush vocals. It's just that, this time, the fact that he is vocally a dead ringer for world music devotee Peter Gabriel gains his presence an extra layer of irony.
--John Doran
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I saw them live recently, at the Koko and just had to buy this. Great music and great act.
Those familiar with their previous work will know what to expect. Newcomers will find this as fine an introduction as any other CD. Mesmerising music indeed.
One stand-out track for me is the unusual 'Tamiditin Tan Ufrawan', which, to my ear, has a positively Welsh lilt! Interesting.
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