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Aman Iman

by: Tinariwen

Release Date February 05, 2007
I'm no world music expert, but from time to time something comes along from outside the English speaking world that demands my attention. 'Aman Iman' is such an album. These Touareg musicians from the Western Sahara create a music whose 'otherness' is obvious, yet which is immediately accessible to western sensibilities. Their music evokes the solitude of the desert and the loneliness of exile, and yet is life affiriming and joyous. It's a thrumming, hypnotic, even foot-stomping sound, not obviously African, with arabic influences and hints of the blues, and deserves a wider audience.

CD-Charts Position 2
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Amassakoul

by: Tinariwen

Release Date February 23, 2004

You know what they say about art being born out of suffering - well, here you are!

From the southern reaches of the Sahara Desert (in Mali), from among the nomadic Tuareg tribes, a band of poets and minstrels have put down their guns and picked up electric guitars. And have poured the anguish and suffering of their people into their poetry and music. The result is Tinariwen.

A few years ago, I saw Tinariwen playing on Jules Holland's show and was dumbstruck! I'm afraid all the other guests on the show were instantly erased from my mind as these wonderful sounds and rythms swept into my ears. As soon as I possibly could, I went to my local music shop to order anything I could find by the group. And when Amassakoul ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 3
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Aman Iman [VINYL]

by: Tinariwen

Release Date November 17, 2008

You know what they say about art being born out of suffering - well, here you are!

From the southern reaches of the Sahara Desert (in Mali), from among the nomadic Tuareg tribes, a band of poets and minstrels have put down their guns and picked up electric guitars. And have poured the anguish and suffering of their people into their poetry and music. The result is Tinariwen.

A few years ago, I saw Tinariwen playing on Jules Holland's show and was dumbstruck! I'm afraid all the other guests on the show were instantly erased from my mind as these wonderful sounds and rythms swept into my ears. As soon as I possibly could, I went to my local music shop to order anything I could find by the group. And when Amassakoul ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 4
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The Radio Tisdas Sessions

by: Tinariwen

Release Date August 06, 2001
This album was Tinariwen's first, and recorded as best it could be in a studio where the power only came on for a few hours at a time. It may lack the polish of Amassakoul and in particular Amam Iman, but in my view it's every bit as good as those albums. In fact, if you're in a rally laid-back mood, this is the one to go for, as the album is more quiet and contemplative than some of their other stuff. 'Mataraden Anexan' is an early version of Amam Iman's 'Matdjem Yinmixan', a very popular Tinariwen track. All in all, this album's sound is probably closer to the authentic Tinariwen than any of their other releases - if you have the others and wonder whether this one's worth getting, doubt no more.

CD-Charts Position 5
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The Radio Tisdas Sessions

by: Tinariwen

Release Date
This album was Tinariwen's first, and recorded as best it could be in a studio where the power only came on for a few hours at a time. It may lack the polish of Amassakoul and in particular Amam Iman, but in my view it's every bit as good as those albums. In fact, if you're in a rally laid-back mood, this is the one to go for, as the album is more quiet and contemplative than some of their other stuff. 'Mataraden Anexan' is an early version of Amam Iman's 'Matdjem Yinmixan', a very popular Tinariwen track. All in all, this album's sound is probably closer to the authentic Tinariwen than any of their other releases - if you have the others and wonder whether this one's worth getting, doubt no more.

CD-Charts Position 6
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Aman Iman: Water Is Life

by: Tinariwen

Release Date March 20, 2007
I'm no world music expert, but from time to time something comes along from outside the English speaking world that demands my attention. 'Aman Iman' is such an album. These Touareg musicians from the Western Sahara create a music whose 'otherness' is obvious, yet which is immediately accessible to western sensibilities. Their music evokes the solitude of the desert and the loneliness of exile, and yet is life affiriming and joyous. It's a thrumming, hypnotic, even foot-stomping sound, not obviously African, with arabic influences and hints of the blues, and deserves a wider audience.

CD-Charts Position 7
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Aman Iman: Water Is Life

by: Tinariwen

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I'm no world music expert, but from time to time something comes along from outside the English speaking world that demands my attention. 'Aman Iman' is such an album. These Touareg musicians from the Western Sahara create a music whose 'otherness' is obvious, yet which is immediately accessible to western sensibilities. Their music evokes the solitude of the desert and the loneliness of exile, and yet is life affiriming and joyous. It's a thrumming, hypnotic, even foot-stomping sound, not obviously African, with arabic influences and hints of the blues, and deserves a wider audience.

CD-Charts Position 8
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Amassakoul

by: Tinariwen

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I'm no world music expert, but from time to time something comes along from outside the English speaking world that demands my attention. 'Aman Iman' is such an album. These Touareg musicians from the Western Sahara create a music whose 'otherness' is obvious, yet which is immediately accessible to western sensibilities. Their music evokes the solitude of the desert and the loneliness of exile, and yet is life affiriming and joyous. It's a thrumming, hypnotic, even foot-stomping sound, not obviously African, with arabic influences and hints of the blues, and deserves a wider audience.

CD-Charts Position 9
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The Soul Rebel of the African Desert: +DVD

by: Tinariwen

Release Date August 21, 2006
I'm no world music expert, but from time to time something comes along from outside the English speaking world that demands my attention. 'Aman Iman' is such an album. These Touareg musicians from the Western Sahara create a music whose 'otherness' is obvious, yet which is immediately accessible to western sensibilities. Their music evokes the solitude of the desert and the loneliness of exile, and yet is life affiriming and joyous. It's a thrumming, hypnotic, even foot-stomping sound, not obviously African, with arabic influences and hints of the blues, and deserves a wider audience.

CD-Charts Position 10
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Aman Iman: Water Is Life

by: Tinariwen

Release Date
I'm no world music expert, but from time to time something comes along from outside the English speaking world that demands my attention. 'Aman Iman' is such an album. These Touareg musicians from the Western Sahara create a music whose 'otherness' is obvious, yet which is immediately accessible to western sensibilities. Their music evokes the solitude of the desert and the loneliness of exile, and yet is life affiriming and joyous. It's a thrumming, hypnotic, even foot-stomping sound, not obviously African, with arabic influences and hints of the blues, and deserves a wider audience.