Desert days and nights of Tinariwen

Tinariwen
(photo by Marie Planeille/courtesy of the artists)

The desert is a place of hardship and subtle beauty, a stark world that reveals its secrets slowly and carefully. Life in the desert is resilient and strong, and the people are gentle giants among the sand, storms, and sun. For saharan blues band tinariwen, the desert is their home, and their hypnotic and electrifying guitar rock reflects complex realities of their homebase in North West Africa. -- from Tinariwen bio

Listen to the beautiful new album, Emmaar, 

by Saharan music ensemble Tinariwen.

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