Bonus disc

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Catalogue number

WEDGEEP0123

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Extended format

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Format detail

Picture Disc

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-03-01

Signed copies

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Supplier GB

PIAS

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Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5056614708752

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Artist

Tinariwen

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African

Label GB

Wedge

Tinariwen is a Tuareg group formed in 1982. They identify as Tuareg and reject the borders that separate Algeria and Mali, considering them products of colonialism. Their music blends blues, rock, and traditional Tuareg styles.

The band's name, "Tinariwen," translates to "empty place" in the language of the Saharan desert Berbers. Some of their album artwork features symbols resembling "+10:1" or "+IO:I." These symbols are actually the band's name written in Tifinagh script.

Experience the unique sound of Tinariwen as they take you on a musical journey through their rich cultural heritage.

Discover Rough Trade's curated selection of 7" and 12" vinyl singles. From rare gems to the latest releases, find the perfect addition to your collection.

Vinyl Singles

Tinariwen, the pioneering, Grammy-winning Tuareg collective,
share a new limited edition picture disc vinyl. It features the
four bonus tracks that originally appeared on the deluxe
edition of their acclaimed ninth studio album Amatssou. Lead
single ‘He Layla’ is inspired by a traditional song from the
Djanet region (where the Amatssou album was recorded). In
typical Tinariwen fashion, the song tells the story of the past
when the Sahara was under the French colony – poetry using
metaphors of the wild life of the desert.

In the two decades since Tinariwen emerged from their base
in the African desert to tour the globe, they have got to know
many renowned country, folk, and rock musicians from the
USA including Kurt Vile, Stephen O'Malley, Jack White, and
Wilco. Tuareg nomads and cowboy drifters. Camel trains and
mustang horses. The timeless horizon of the endless Sahara
and the wild frontier of the Old West - several thousand miles
of ocean may divide the desert blues of Tinariwen and the
authentic country music of rural America but the links are as
palpable as they are romantic.


 Amatssou Deluxe Bonus Tracks

Music GB

Discover Amatssou Deluxe Bonus Tracks by Tinariwen. Limited edition picture disc vinyl with bonus tracks from their acclaimed album. Label: Wedge.