Azel

by Bombino

Azel cover art

Produced by Dave Longstreth of Dirty Projectors in upstate New York, the Tuareg guitar maestro broadens his signature desert blues sound by introducing distinct reggae rhythms. The album is incredibly joyous and propulsive, pairing his dazzling, intricate electric guitar solos with bouncing basslines and passionate Tamasheq vocal melodies. It represents a remarkably infectious, accessible high point for the modern Tishoumaren genre.

Genres

  • Tishoumaren

Tracklist

  1. Akhar Zaman (This Moment)
  2. Iwaranagh (We Must)
  3. Inar (If You Know the Degree of My Love for You)
  4. Tamiditine Tarhanam (My Love, I Tell You)
  5. Timtar (Memories)
  6. Iyat Ninhay / Jaguar (A Great Desert I Saw)
  7. Igmayagh Dum (My Lover)
  8. Ashuhada (Martyrs of the First Rebellion)
  9. Timidiwa (Friendship)
  10. Naqqim Dagh Timshar (We Are Left in This Abandoned Place)