Tuareg Guitar: Welcome To Saharan Desert Rock

I have made my love of Tuareg Guitar music known to you, dear friends. So the following mix should come as no surprise. As if any of you are waiting around to be surprised by the music mixes I post. But, hey, you go have your own weird daydreams, alright?!

The Sahel Sounds Records Tuareg Guitar page says:

“Tuareg guitar has become one of the most popular folk music in the contemporary Sahara. Originally political ballads, created in exile in Libya, today the sound has expanded to encompass everything from introspective love songs, blistering psychedelic rock, and synthesizer and drum machine. At its core, the music still relies on poetry to transmit a message, carried by the pentatonic solos of a guitar.”

Here is a mix of songs from some of my current favorite Tuareg albums.

Tracklisting:

1. “Itous” (Live) by Tamikrest

2. “Nar djenetbouba” by Tinariwen

3. “Wiwasharnine” by Mdou Moctar

4. “Idrach” by Timasniwen

5. “Afous Dafous” by Tartit

6. “Ici Bas” by Songhoy Blues

7. “ASCO” by Ali Farka Touré

8. “Chebiba” by Tallawit Timbouctou

9. “Imigradan” by Les Filles de Illighadad

10. “Alemin” by Group Inerane

11. “Tenere” by Afous d'Afous

12. “Tekana” by Etran Finatawa

13. “Dounia” by Toumast

14. "Amidinin Senta Aneflas” by Terakaft

15. “Tamudre” by Imarhan

16. “Ameji (douleur)” by Imaran

17. Tumastin by Amanar

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