Video: Tinariwen - Lulla

This evening, a fascinating band of musicians descends on the Decatur Street Club, which is a long way from their home in the sands of the Sahara Desert in northern Mali. Tinariwen plays a style of music that American listeners often associate with the blues. Their sound has a trance-like component that recalls John Lee Hooker's one-chord meditations. But they rock. Hard. The musicians are members of the Tuareg ethnic group. They are nomads who have made their home in the desert for [...]

Ooh La L.A. is a French music festival brought to you by our good friends at Goldenvoice and KCRW, showcasing bands, artists, and DJs from the Francophone world. This year is the 3rd edition of the festival, and it features L.A. RECORD favorites Tinariwen , KCRW darlings Nouvelle Vague, and many, many more! You can buy tickets here! And if you want to go for free just email rsvp@larecord.com with subject OOH LA L.A. and a video of the best French (or Francophone) band [...]

Wikipedia Tinariwen's biography has variously been described as "the most compelling of any band" ( Songlines ), "the most rock'n'roll of them all" ( The Irish Times ), "hard-bitten" ( Slate.com ), and "dramatic" ( The Independent) the original exponents of the 'Ishumar rock' (Touareg rebel music) BBC Review It hypnotically blends Malian desert blues with twanging guitar-led Tichumaren agit-prop

SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS, THE HEAVY (Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside) SOUL SISTER-The ever-soulful Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings return to PDX with booty-shaking retro Northern soul. An evening of Jones' velvet vocals is like sipping a salty soul stew featuring the best of old-school Philly, Stax, and Motown. Miss at your own peril. WSH TINARIWEN, DUSU MALI BAND, DJ GLOBALRUCKUS (Roseland, 8 NW 6th) To fully understand the story of Tinariwen, you must also know the long history of the [...]

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Top 20 Albums of 2009 by Benn Ray This is the first time in a long time where I felt like I really had to work to get to 20 great albums in a year. Usually I end up with more than 20 that I have to edit down. I call this year in music The Year of Meh. Except for the 20 albums below. None of them are "meh". I stand behind every one of these records. 1. MORE by DOUBLE [...]

This Christmas week we are counting down our top 50 albums of 2009 taken from the personal lists of 35 of the State writers and photographers. No doubt, there will be tears, spilled milk, outcry, acceptance and surprises along the way. We hope you find something you overlooked in the course of the year. Our 40 to 31 list sees the first and last appearance of a compilation, a revered indie rapper, an experimental English shape-shifting popster, Africa's best Western-influenced band, an R&B legend, a "bored" US scuzzy-rocker and a forward-looking retro dance album. Albums of 2009: [...]

1.) Tinariwen - Lulla 2.) N.A.S.A. - Money (Ft. David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge) 3.) People Under The Stairs - Trippin' At The Disco 4.) King Khan & The Shrines - Land of The Freak 5.) Black Joe [...]

Exhaustas las guitarras a este lado del mundo, tendremos que irnos al desierto de Tamanrassett, al sur de Argelia, para reencontrarnos otra vez con la esencia del rock 'n' roll. Músicos-soldado del ejercito de Gadaffi, nuestros protagonistas Ibrahim Ag, Hassan Ag, e Inteyeden, fueron los encargados...

Ya se puede descargar el DVD completo del nuevo álbum de la banda targuí Tinariwen. En cuanto lleguen los tiempos de encierros caseros será una de mis primeras acciones. No hay nada mejor que darse una "vueltita" por el desierto aunque sea virtual. información y descarga del álbum descarga DVD

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