Elwan
by Tinariwen
- Type: Album
- Released: 10 February 2017
- Label: Anti-
- Country: Mali
- Length: 46:13
- Community rating: 3.63/5 from 4 ratings
Artists on this release: Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni, Haibdallah Akhamouk, Hicham Bouhasse, Tahar Khaldi, Elaga Ag Hamid, guimbri, Patrick Votan, Eyadou Ag Leche, Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, Kurt Vile, Matt Sweeney, Abdelkader Ourzig, Said Ag Ayad, Iyad Moussa Ben Abderahmane
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Due to ongoing conflict and instability in their native Mali, the legendary Tuareg guitar collective recorded this album in exile, split between the California desert and Morocco. The record beautifully melds their signature hypnotic desert blues with subtle indie-rock contributions from guests Kurt Vile and Mark Lanegan. It acts as a profound, yearning tribute to their lost homeland.
Genres
Descriptors: desert, rhythmic, melodic, polyrhythm, guitars, droning, repetitive, traditional, vocal
Tracklist
- Tiw脿yyen (3:44)
- Sastan脿qq脿m (3:24)
- Nizzagh Ijbal (3:39)
- Hayati (3:23)
- Ittus (3:45)
- T茅n茅r茅 T脿qq脿l (4:25)
- Imidiw脿n N-脌kall-In (3:33)
- Talyat (4:14)
- Ass脿wt (3:39)
- Arhegh Ad Ann脿gh (2:47)
- N脿nnufl脿y (5:03)
- Fog Edagh脿n - Ghost Track, Intro Flute (1:26)
- Fog Edagh脿n - Ghost Track (3:05)
Credits
- Alhassane Ag Touhami - backing vocals [background vocals], handclaps [claps], lead vocals, lead guitar, written-by
- Eyadou Ag Leche - bass, backing vocals [background vocals], handclaps [claps], written-by, electric guitar, guimbri [guembri]
- Said Ag Ayad - djembe, drum [calebasse], backing vocals [background vocals], handclaps [claps]
- Elaga Ag Hamid - guitar, backing vocals [background vocals], handclaps [claps]
- Ibrahim Ag Alhabib - lead guitar, lead vocals, written-by
- Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni - lead vocals, backing vocals [background vocals], handclaps [claps], lead guitar, written-by
- Amar Chaoui - percussion [additional]
- Bastien Gsell - product manager [production manager]