February 22nd Newsletter

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Tinariwen = ⵜⵏⵔⵓⵏ* – The Radio Tisdas Sessions = ⵔⵘⵓ ⵜⵙⴷⵙ

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What our staff has to say: “I saw Tinariwen a decade ago at Memorial Hall in Cincinnati and it was one of the most magical gigs I’ve ever experienced. Since then I’ve loved checking out all the Tuareg sounds that are being exported from Africa. Desert Blues.” – Alex

The 20th Anniversary edition of Tinariwen’s first studio album The Radio Tisdas Sessions has been remastered and repackaged with a bonus unreleased bonus track, exclusive photos and brand-new liner notes. The first vinyl pressing is limited edition white vinyl – only 3000 copies worldwide and the download card provides 24- bit WAV. The Radio Tisdas Sessions feature songs from Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, Kedou Ag Ossad, Mohamed Ag Itlal aka ‘Japonais’ who passed away on February 14th 2021, and Foy Foy.

Tinariwen are Tuaregs, children of a nomadic Berber tribe who have roamed the Saharan desert for thousands of years. Over recent centuries, colonialism has seen the Tuareg’s ancestral territory partitioned into distinct countries – Mali, Algeria, Libya, Niger. This drawing of borders has turned the Tuareg into ishumar, a displaced people in search of a homeland lost to them. Tinariwen’s music – a blend of West African traditional music and electrified rock’n’roll – speaks directly to this feeling of longing: a sound that critics have called “desert blues”.

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