Tinariwen, a collective of musicians from the southern Saharan desert, reinterpret traditional African melodies and rhythms on electric and acoustic guitars, overlaying them with poignant lyrics ...

Tinariwen’s desert-blues — like the stark sun that shines on the region — illuminate the joy and frustration of life on the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali that they call home. Last year’s album ...

In a musical landscape where everything feels slightly second hand, where everything’s a reference, an homage or a blatant rehash of what’s gone before — where even the great iconic acts of the ...

Tinariwen's follow-up to 2007's acclaimed Water Is Life' did not fail to disappoint. Full of riffs and energy, Imidiwan: Companions deserves its place amongst the final 8 in this year's Uncut Music ...

As inquisitive music fans seek out ever more interesting textures and beats from around the world, it comes as no surprise to see an exotic Touareg blues outfit from the deserts of Mali being ...

Earlier this year, Tuareg desert blues performers Tinariwen reissued their 2001 debut The Radio Tisdas Sessions and its 2004 follow-up Amassakoul. Now, Tinariwen are announcing another reissue — this ...

Following their 2007 breakthrough Aman Iman: Water Is Life, the desert guitar band from Mali returns with a more communal album. Save this story Save this story Travel changes you. It has to. There's ...