Name: Kel Tinariwen
Brand: Tinariwen

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Default:19

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Rough Trade

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Gatefold LP+DL

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Limited edition

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Format Music EU

Extended format

Extended format: No

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Signed copies: No

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Download code: Yes

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Bonus disc: No

Release date

2022-11-04

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Catalogue number

WEDGELP0122

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5060263728368

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

Artist

Tinariwen

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Wedge

Genre EU

Rest of World

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.

Newest Listed Items

A revelatory discovery in the Tinariwen archives, Kel Tinariwen is an early cassette tape recorded in the early 90s that never received a wider release, and sheds new light on the band’s already rich history. Not having yet developed the fuller band sound that they became internationally established with, Kel Tinariwen features their trademark hypnotic guitar lines and call-and-response vocals weaving in between raw drum machine rhythms and keyboard melodies that almost evoke an Arabic take on 80s synth-pop. There’s distinct parallels with the sounds found on this tape and the work uncovered in recent years by cratedigger labels such as Awesome Tapes From Africa, Sahel Sounds and Sublime Frequencies. Kel Tinariwen features songs from Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni, Hassan Ag Touhami aka ‘Abin Abin’, Kedou Ag Ossad, Liya Ag Ablil aka ‘Diarra’ and Keltoum Sennhauser.

Kel Tinariwen

Music EU