Eghass Malan

by Les Filles de Illighadad

Eghass Malan cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 28 October 2017
  • Label: Sahel Sounds
  • Country: Niger
  • Length: 38:56
  • Community rating: 3.81/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The first studio album from this trailblazing Tuareg ensemble shifts away from the acoustic village recordings of their debut into a fully electrified desert blues format. The tracking highlights the historic inclusion of female guitarists within a genre traditionally dominated by men. The band seamlessly integrates hypnotic, cyclical tishoumaren guitar riffs with traditional tende polyrhythms and call-and-response vocal chants.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, repetitive, rhythmic, desert, ritualistic, folk, traditional, guitars, call-and-response, female-vocals

Tracklist

  1. Eghass Malan (04:49)
  2. Inssegh Inssegh (04:48)
  3. Imigradan (05:06)
  4. Jori (04:32)
  5. Tihilele (06:11)
  6. Abadrarass (04:47)
  7. Telillite (08:43)

Credits

  • Αντώνης Ρεπάνης - primary artist
  • Ανθούλα Μπουζάνη - primary artist
  • Γιάννης Καραμπεσίνης - primary artist, conductor [ὀρχ.], music by
  • Νίκος Παναγιωτούνης - lyrics by

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