Tassili

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Tinariwen, the Malian Touraeg group, finally broke through to Western audiences with 2007's Aman Iman and 2009's Imidiwan -- culminating in an appearance at the Glastonbury Festival -- 20 years after their inception. The increased profile did little to alter their "desert blues" with its incantatory droning -- primarily electric -- guitars, claps and organic percussion, and chanted vocals in songs about struggle and independence (some of Tinariwen's members were once rebel guerilla fighters). That sound comes out of a nation that exists between the harsh Sahara and the lush African savannah to the south, but it has less in common with other Malian musicians because the band is nomadic, never staying in one place for ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide
Tinariwen, the Malian Touraeg group, finally broke through to Western audiences with 2007's Aman Iman and 2009's Imidiwan -- culminating in an appearance at the Glastonbury Festival -- 20 years after their inception. The increased profile did little to alter their "desert blues" with its incantatory droning -- primarily electric -- guitars, claps and organic percussion, and chanted vocals in songs about struggle and independence (some of Tinariwen's members were once rebel guerilla fighters). That sound comes out of a nation that exists between the harsh Sahara and the lush African savannah to the south, but it has less in common with other Malian musicians because the band is nomadic, never staying in one place for long. Tassili, named for the region of the Algerian desert they cut the record in, is Tinariwen's Anti label debut. It is similar, at least structurally, to its predecessors. Tinariwen play their trademark, labyrinthine music on acoustic guitars this time -- a back to basics development in itself. Conversely, they've allowed trusted producers Ian Brennan and Jean Paul Romann some liberties in letting Western musicians participate on some cuts. Opener "Imidiwan Ma Tennam" commences much as their music has in the past, with the guitars and lead vocals of Ibrahim Ag Alhabib to lead his bandmates in a snakey weave of handclaps, chants, and secondary guitars to follow his own. A little later, Nels Cline's electric guitar almost imperceptibly slithers into the mix, with a stunning but blunted array of effects; they take nothing away from the song's essence. "Ya Messinagh" begins as a single riff blues before handclaps and a second acoustic guitar answer it in what is the closest thing to a Delta blues intro that Tinariwen has recorded. Ag Alhabib's soulful earthy vocals are met at the end of the second verse by the sonorous open tones of brass and reeds by members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. What's amazing is just how seamless their interaction is. On "Walla Illa" and two other cuts, TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone add vocals and guitars; they add a textual element to other cuts while restraining themselves vocally and instrumentally so as not to intrude. These artists may or may not extend the Touareg group's reach into the West. If so, they've done so without Tinariwen compromising their sound. These songs are simply Tinariwen doing what they do best: being themselves, albeit more powerfully, not because of the collaborations, but because of the acoustic approach they've taken here. Their sound is dustier, more evocative of the landscape they wander; Tassili is as desolate -- and as timeless -- as the desert itself. ~ Thom Jurek, Rovi
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/29/2011
  • Label: Anti
  • UPC: 045778714827
  • Catalog Number: 87148
  • Sales rank: 12,775

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Imidiwan Ma Tennam (4:40)
  2. 2 Asuf D Alwa (4:14)
  3. 3 Tenere Taqqim Tossam - Kyp Malone (4:14)
  4. 4 Ya Messinagh (5:30)
  5. 5 Walla Illa (4:54)
  6. 6 Tameyawt (4:39)
  7. 7 Imidiwan Win Sahara (3:45)
  8. 8 Tamiditin Tan Ufrawan (3:04)
  9. 9 Aden Osamnat (3:26)
  10. 10 Tenidagh Hegh Djeredjere (4:38)
  11. 11 Iswegh Attay (5:50)
  12. 12 Takkest Tamidaret (4:56)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Tinariwen Primary Artist
Nels Cline Guitar
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Horn
Gregory Davis Trumpet
Roger Lewis Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Tunde Adebimpe Vocals
Kyp Malone Guitar, Vocals
Saïd Ag Ayad Percussion, Background Vocals, Hand Clapping
Ibrahim Ag Alhabib Guitar, Vocals
Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni Guitar, Vocals
Elaga Ag Hamid Guitar, Background Vocals, Hand Clapping
Alhassane Ag Touhami Background Vocals, Hand Clapping
Eyadou Ag Leche Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Background Vocals, Hand Clapping
Mustapha Ag Ahmed Background Vocals, Hand Clapping
Mohamad Ag Tahada Percussion, Background Vocals, Hand Clapping
Aroune Ag Alhabib Guitar, Vocals
Technical Credits
John Golden Mastering
Mark Wheaton Engineer
Tom Schick Engineer
Ian Brennan Producer, Horn Arrangements
Patrick Votan Executive Producer
Andy Morgan English Translations
Kyp Malone Composer
Jean Paul Romann Producer, Engineer
Ibrahim Ag Alhabib Composer
Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni Composer
Nadia Belalimat translation
Sanou Ag Ahmed Composer
Liya Ag Ablil Composer
Kedou Ag Ossad Composer
Bastien Gsell Recording Production Manager
Eyadou Ag Leche Composer
Jake Eckert Engineer
Andris Balins Engineer
Omar Moktar translation
Babatunde Omoroda Adebumpe Composer
Anara Elmoctar translation
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