Hypnotic, soulful guitars with groovy, intricate rhythms; Tichumaren (AKA Sahara desert blues) is one of the most exciting guitar-rock genres to emerge in the 21st century.
Check out a Spotify playlist with these songs & more: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6892FEsUJcfqVdM7b0Efeh
Songs (in order of appearance):
“Intro” by Engine Summer
“Ilougan” by Men & Women of the Kel Issekeneren
“Anna” by Mdou Moctar
“Lulla” by Tinariwen
“Tenhert” by Tinariwen
“Ahoulaguine Akaline” by Bombino
“Adinate” by Bombino
“Ano Nagarus” by Group Inerane
“Tarhanine Tegla” by Afous D’afous
“Fassuos Tarhanet” by Tamikrest
“Tinariwen” by Group Anmataff
“Imigradan” by Les Filles de Illighadad
This video also contains footage from the documentaries “Agadez, the Music and the Rebellion” (2010), “A Story of Sahel Sounds” (2016) — two incredible films that give an intimate look into Tuareg music.
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Maybe, just maybe, they are free to abandon western musical scales.
etran L'Air is good too.
You should see Tasuta n imal
the part about the touareg fighting muslims and their name meaning rebel is not true. the tuareg are the descendents of the southern sanhadja berbers which embraced sunni islam and founded the almoravid empire and while idk what the word touareg means i do speak arabic and it has no relation to the word rebel
Mmm sounds like a Trolling
Bit late but the group that put me on to this is Etran de L’Aïr. A bit lesser known from what I grasp but very dope
I just recently discovered Etran De L'Aïr and the channel Sahel Sounds and have been obsessed with this rabbit hole I've fallen down in.
Great video. You should have mentioned the traditional music that influenced tichumaren, such as takamba music and the music of the tehardent/ngoni (a traditional instrument of the region)
Thanks for this!!
Love the music and the culture is freakin awesome but also sad
freedom and happiness should be for everyone not only for the rich people and dictators
Hearing about executions because music is just sick,
Religion is cancer
حقيقة بمبينو أفضل منهم جميعن ❤❤😊
You left out the master: Ali Farka Touré.
Forget emerging bands, if you are looking some fresh guitar rifts. even though they from the past HALLELUJAH CHICKEN RUN BAND….. Thank me later
Checkout Imarhan!
American Desert Blues?
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2C8QvF9u9JS-TlLhAWPf0eho3qVbEFpx
Don't forget the great Mali blues a Ali Farka Touré, the pioneer
Moroccan Roll!
😊
The Tea Party…?
No, it's definitely not. Settle down! It's different for sure, but the best guitar music in the world continues to be in the west. I don't see that changing anytime soon.
Far better than heavy metal
Thank you very much for this — very informative. But let me throw a spanner into the works: isn't this cultural appropriation? Aren't these guys stealing from western culture? 🙂;-)
Very valid and excellent summary, maybe more slowly spoken would be very helpful for non English origin speakers! Thanks!
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