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 …
DecemberDec 19 Wednesday 07
ALARM Magazine's Top Albums of 2007 & Many More
Tinariwen's amazing new album Aman Iman will be featured in ALARM Magazine's winter issue as part of the magazine's Top Ten Albums of 2007. Read about it online here. This adds to Tinariwen's steadily growing number of mentions in Best of 2007 Lists, which includes: …