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2 weeks ago

Tinariwen Goes Back to Basics - SPIN

Tinariwen returns to stripped-back acoustic instrumentation and communal singing on their 10th album Hoggar, marking a reflexive step back after years of high-profile collaborations.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Rhythms that cross the borders of Africa

Contemporary African music blends traditional heritage with urban sounds, creating globally resonant songs about love, resilience, and cultural identity that cross borders and digital platforms.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Villages are burned, animals slaughtered. We have to let the world know what's happening': Tinariwen and Imarhan fight for Tuareg music

Tinariwen's new album Hoggar documents the violent displacement of Tuareg people in Mali caused by military clashes, Wagner mercenaries, and militant groups, using desert blues music to raise global awareness of atrocities ignored by politicians and journalists.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Beats and throat singing: Sami DJs tap into growing pride in Indigenous identity

We both live in maybe the most impractical place if you want to be a successful DJ, laughs Alice Marie Jektevik, one half of Article 3, a Sami female DJ collective. Jektevik, 36, and her collaborator, Petra Laiti, 30, reside in a rural village in the far north-east of Norway. But living in Sapmi the region across northern parts of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia traditionally lived in by Sami people has proven to be central to their success, providing the inspiration for much of their work.
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