Amadjar

by Tinariwen

Amadjar cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 6 September 2019
  • Label: Wedge
  • Country: Mali
  • Length: 54:12
  • Community rating: 3.44/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Various

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in the Mauritanian desert inside a makeshift tent studio, the Grammy-winning Tuareg collective captures an intensely raw and organic atmosphere. The hypnotic, polyrhythmic compositions showcase intricate acoustic guitar interplay, featuring notable contributions from Western collaborators like Warren Ellis and Cass McCombs.

Genres

Descriptors: desert, rhythmic, repetitive, polyrhythm

Tracklist

  1. Tenere Maloulat (feat. Warren Ellis) (03:42)
  2. Zawal (feat. Warren Ellis, Noura Mint Seymali, Jeiche Ould Chighaly) (04:04)
  3. Amalouna (feat. Noura Mint Seymali, Stephen O鈥橫alley) (04:01)
  4. Taqkal Tarha (feat. Micah Nelson) (03:59)
  5. Anina (03:43)
  6. Madjam Mahilkamen (03:47)
  7. Takount (feat. Noura Mint Seymali) (03:11)
  8. Iklam Dglour (feat. Warren Ellis, Rodolphe Burger) (04:35)
  9. Kel Tinawen (feat. Cass McCombs) (03:57)
  10. Itous Ohar (feat. Cass McCombs) (04:19)
  11. Mhadjar Yassouf Idjan (feat. Warren Ellis) (04:22)
  12. Wartilla (feat. Warren Ellis, Stephen O鈥橫alley) (05:36)
  13. Lalla (04:56)

Credits

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