Hoggar
by Tinariwen
- Type: Album
- Released: 13 March 2026
- Label: Wedge
- Country: Mali
- Length: 45:05
- Community rating: 3.49/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The Grammy-winning Tuareg group Tinariwen returns with 'Hoggar,' an album that continues their exploration of the hypnotic and psychedelic desert blues they pioneered. The record is built on the foundation of interlocking guitar melodies, infectious rhythms, and call-and-response vocals, creating a sound that is both ancient and modern. The music is a powerful expression of the Tuareg people's culture and their struggle for survival, making for a listening experience that is both beautiful and deeply meaningful.
Genres
Descriptors: desert, male-vocalist, rhythmic, long-running, guitar-led, repetitive, folk, traditional, vocal
Tracklist
- Amidinim Ehaf Solan (3:22)
- Imidiwan Takyadam - feat. Jos茅 Gonz谩lez (4:16)
- Erghad Afewo (3:34)
- Tad Adounya (6:26)
- Asstaghfero Allah (3:23)
- Sagherat Assani - feat. Sulafa Elyas (3:38)
- N鈥檃k Tenere Iyat (4:14)
- Amidinin Wadar Nohar (3:12)
- Khay Erilan (4:50)
- Dounia Tau Ray (4:00)
- Aba Malik (4:05)
Credits
- Tinariwen - Member, primary artist
- Eyadou Ag Leche - acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar
- Fora - acoustic guitar
- Axel Digoix - artwork
- Anana Harouna - backing vocals [background vocals]
- Nounou Kaola - backing vocals [background vocals]
- Wonou Walet Sidati - backing vocals [background vocals]
- Haiballah Akhamouk - calabash, percussion [jerrican "germany"], backing vocals [background vocals], handclaps [claps]
- Said Ag Ayad - djembe, calabash, percussion [jerrican "germany"], backing vocals [background vocals], handclaps [claps]
- Emile Papandreou - e-bow [ebow]
- Tiphaine Voix - graphic design
- Abdelkader Ourzig - guitar
- Alhassane Ag Touhami - guitar, handclaps [claps], backing vocals [background vocals], lead vocals
- Hicham Bouhasse - guitar [additional guitars], percussion [additional], backing vocals [background vocals], handclaps [claps]
- Iyad Moussa Ben Abderahmane - guitar [guitars], handclaps [claps], backing vocals [background vocals], lead vocals, lead guitar [lead guitars]
- Liya Ag Ablil - guitar [guitars]
- Elaga Ag Hamid - guitar [guitars], backing vocals [background vocals], handclaps [claps]
- Sanou Ag Ahmed - guitar [guitars], backing vocals [background vocals], handclaps [claps]
- Hardou - handclaps [clap]
- Djelle - handclaps [claps]
- Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni - handclaps [claps], backing vocals [background vocals], lead guitar, lead vocals
- Beau Thomas - lacquer cut by
- Ibrahim Ag Alhabib - lead guitar, lead vocals
- Heba Kadry - mastered by
- Jacob Clements - mastered by [assisted by]
- David Cukier - mixed by, recorded by
- Marie Planeille - photography by
- Patrick Votan - producer [produced by]
- Maxime Kosinetz - recorded by
- Samuel Borst - recorded by [assisted by]
- Andy Morgan - translated by [from french to english]
- Ibrahim Ag Youssouf - translated by [from tamasheq to french]
- Kenichi Minami - typography, logo
- Jos茅 Gonz谩lez - vocals, featuring
- Sulafa Elyas - vocals, lute, featuring