Name: Black Tenere
Brand: Kel Assouf

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GBCD068

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-02-15

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Standard:20

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4030433606827

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Kel Assouf

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African

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Glitterbeat

Glitterbeat is an independent music label specializing in vibrant global sounds from Africa and beyond. Established in 2012 as a subsidiary of Glitterhouse Records, it became independent in 2014. With a commitment to both cultural traditions and contemporary expression, Glitterbeat represents artists such as Aziza Brahim, Tamikrest, Noura Mint Seymali, Bassekou Kouyate, Bixiga 70, Sacri Cuori, Samba Toure, Fofoulah, Dirtmusic, Damir Imamovič, MAKU Soundsystem, Altin Gün and Gaye Su Akyol.
Glitterbeat's diverse roster showcases the rich musical heritage of Africa and other regions around the world. The label prides itself on presenting artists who are deeply rooted in their cultures while pushing boundaries with innovative sounds and modern production techniques.
With its distinctive approach to global music exploration and its commitment to showcasing talented artists from diverse backgrounds, Glitterbeat has become a leading force in the international music scene. Their releases offer listeners an opportunity to discover captivating rhythms and melodies that transcend borders and celebrate the power of music as a universal language.

Hot on the heels of their acclaimed album “Tikounen” - an album the Guardian called ‘a leap forward in the modern Tuareg sound...truly radical’ - Kel Assouf return with an even more transformative collection.

Produced by the band’s keyboardist Sofyann Ben Youssef, the mastermind behind AMMAR 808, the new album strips things back to a power trio and focuses on the crackling, electric energy of Nigerian front man Anana AgHaroun’s next level Tuareg rock songs.

Anana exudes a steadied yet powerful charisma when he walks onto a stage. Wearing his trademark Panama hat and holding one of rock and roll’s most archetypal guitars – a Gibson Flying V – both his presence and his music personifies the interconnected paths he has travelled in the past years.

Kel Assouf’s musical journey has flowed seamlessly from the well-spring created by Ishumar desert rock pioneers Tinariwen - that Haroun first encountered as a young musician in Niger - towards sonic horizons that include the rock classicism of groups like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Queens of the Stone Age and the club beats and astral ambiance of European electronic music. On Black Tenere, the band pushes these different textures and influences towards a persuasive, raw-edged crescendo.

Black Tenere

Music GB