Group

Tinariwen

Tinariwen (Tamasheq: ⵜⵏⵔⵓⵏ; with vowels ⵜⵉⵏⴰⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ; plural of ténéré meaning "desert") is a collective of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara region of southern Algeria and of northern Mali, in the region of Azawad. Considered pioneers of desert blues, the group's guitar-driven style combines traditional Tuareg and African music with Western rock music. The collective first convened in the late 1970s…

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
Mali
Founded
1982
Genres
Labels
V2
Epitaph
Anti-
Skycap
Independiente
Last updated: January 22nd, 2017·MusicBrainz

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