March 2008
MarchMar 27 Thursday 08
"Aman Iman" a Finalist in the Indie Acoustic Project's Best of 2007
Continuing to rack up Best of 2007 nominations, Tinariwen's Aman Iman is a finalist in the Indie Acoustic Project's (IAP) Best CDs of 2007, in the category of World Music: Africa.
"The finalists were selected from hundreds of CDs submitted over fifteen catagories. …
MarchMar 26 Wednesday 08
Pitchfork Feature: Rebel Blues in the Sahara
Joe Tangari writes an amazing feature in Pitchfork on Tinariwen and modern Taureg music:
"The roots of today's Kel Tamashek guitar revolution lie in varied soil. From a purely musical standpoint, it descends from traditional chant music played on distant …