Tinariwen
Posted by: hungryhalibut on 31 August 2011
A new name to me, but a great discovery thanks to a recent Observer article. Their new album 'Tassili' is terrific - more acoustic than their previous efforts. They are apparently the kings of the desert blues, and who am I to disagree? Highly recommended.
Posted on: 01 September 2011 by lutyens
Absolutely agree.
Their early recordings are well worth seeking out but are only on CD as far as I can tell.
Saw one of their very first gigs in London when they supported Taj Mahal. They were magnificent and even Taj, who was also very fine, had a smile on his face as he brought them back on at the end of his set to let them take the limelight and the encores.
james
Posted on: 01 September 2011 by Bruce Woodhouse
The new album is being streamed for free at NPR All Songs First Listen if anyone is interested. I like it a bit more than the older albums from what I've heard.
Posted on: 01 September 2011 by BigH47
Just started listening on NPR.
More of the same as far as I can tell, this is not a criticism BTW.
There seems to be a few (mainstream) guests on this particular album.
Posted on: 01 September 2011 by davidsee
Imidiwan: Companions (the previous one) was on vinyl too
Posted on: 04 September 2011 by FangfossFlyer
Gave the new LP a good play yesterday, on vinyl......smelt the desert heat!
Great album but I have to say I dont like the track with vocals in English!
Bet Robert Plant loves it as well.
Richard
p.s. They must have at least 3 albums on vinyl as that is how many I am lucky to have.
Posted on: 05 September 2011 by lutyens
Hi Richard, yes I have three too. It's just the early ones that are only on CD I think.
atb
james
