Tuareg Music of the Southern Sahara, by Various Artists

Tuareg Music of the Southern Sahara

by Various Artists

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New vinyl reissue remastered from the original 1960s master tapes, packaged in classic Folkways-style tip-on jackets with original liner notes.

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1.	Azale 03:10	buy track
2.	Tohimo Dance 02:28	buy track
3.	Ezzel N Oufada Aoua Etteb Ales Ou N Abaradh (Love Song with Imzhad) 03:11	buy track
4.	Tarakemt (Love Song with Handclapping) 03:32	buy track
5.	Chikishikishin (Love Song with Imzhad) 02:44	buy track
6.	Azel Oua N Kel Owi (Imzhad Solo) 02:27	buy track
7.	Song of the Enaden 02:52	buy track
8.	Hunting Song 02:12	buy track
9.	Camel Song 02:25	buy track
10.	Ilougan 02:49	buy track
11.	Wedding Song of the Kel Issekeneren 03:06	buy track
12.	Arouia Idaoua Ouf Emri (Wedding Song) 06:39	buy track
13.	Tazenkharet 04:05	buy track

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In the 21st century, the music of the Tuareg people, a diverse group spread across the Sahara encompassing Mali, Niger, and beyond, has reached an unprecedented international audience. Groups including Bombino, Mdou Moctar, Tinariwen, and Les Filles de Illighadad have incorporated the mesmerizing, repetitious qualities of the region’s folk music into rollicking, full-band rock and roll, bringing countless new ears to these styles developed in the African desert. Tuareg Music of the Southern Sahara, originally released on Folkways in 1960, traces the origins of these sounds and styles, focusing on the ecstatic vocalizations and singing accompanied by sparse instrumentation. These raw, extemporaneous recordings offer a glimpse at the musical traditions dating back hundreds of years from many tribes and localities from throughout the Sahel.

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released January 1, 1960

2004, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1960 Folkways Records

Learn more: folkways.si.edu/tuareg-music-of-the-southern-sahara

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