Tinariwen - Tassili (2011)

Taureg musicians Tinariwen have made some shifts for the creation of their new album Tassili. One move is that of geography. The recording sessions took place in the southern Algerian desert park of Tassili N’Ajjer after their traditional homebase in Mali was deemed too unsafe for outsiders. The outsiders in questions comprise the other big change at hand. For their new album, Tinariwen invited some great roots-art-minded musicians to record with them including Tunde Adebimpe & Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio who are feature playing and singing on several songs including in the video above. They are also joined on the album by guitarist Nels Cline and members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. From what we’ve heard, the result of this cultural blend doesn’t deter from Tinariwen’s blissful desert blues. In fact, the songs are even more earthier and gorgeous. -Dublab

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