Aboogi

by Imarhan

Aboogi cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 January 2022
  • Label: City Slang
  • Country: Algeria
  • Length: 43:44
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Sulafa Elyas, Iyad Moussa Ben Abderahmane, Tata Balhadja Fatma, Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni, Abdelkader Ourzig, Tahar Khaldi, Mohammed Ag Itlale 'Japonais', Bilal Alhoma, Hicham Bouhasse, Bilal Lahmissi, translated by, Haibdallah Akhamouk, Gruff Rhys, Patrick Votan, Lala Chekhi, Ahmad Bika, Amar Chaoui

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in the first professional studio built in their home city of Tamanrasset, the Tuareg quintet deepens their exploration of traditional desert blues. The project strips back some of their earlier funk influences in favor of acoustic intimacy and hypnotic, intertwining guitar rhythms.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, desert, melodic, guitars, rhythmic, folk, traditional, droning

Tracklist

  1. Achinkad (4:16)
  2. Derhan (3:33)
  3. Temet (5:01)
  4. Tindjatan (3:46)
  5. Asof (2:50)
  6. Assossam (2:57)
  7. Taghadart (3:52)
  8. Laouni (3:10)
  9. Imaslan N'Assouf (5:05)
  10. Tamiditin (3:43)
  11. Adar Newlan (5:27)

Credits

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