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Contemporary Malian music: a lush landscape #Malianmusic has been a nexus for social cohesion over the centuries and is central to innumerable national festivals and rituals. One of the mainstays of the contemporary music scene in the country is #Tinariwen whose beguiling, guitar-driven desert blues music is an unusual union between traditional tribal music and Western #indie-rock. Tinariwen is a Tamasheq word that translates as ‘deserts’. The band has been regarded as a vehement political voice for the nomadic #Taureg peoples, many of whom were exiled following uprisings in the 1960s in Mali. Their fifth album Tassili won the Award for Best World Music Album at the 54th #GrammyAwards in 2011. Source: The Culture Trip Listen to Tinariwen: bit.ly/1zkPz8E
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 17:32:59 +0000

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