| Kel Tinariwen | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Studio | JBZ Studios, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire [1] | |||
| Genre | Desert blues [1] | |||
| Length | 36:13 | |||
| Language | French, Tamasheq | |||
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Kel Tinariwen is the debut album by Malian desert blues group Tinariwen, released in 1992 and re-released in 2022 by Wedge Records. [2] It has received generally favorable reviews.
According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Kel Tinariwen received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 from four critic scores. [3] Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Matt Collar writing that the influence of Western pop/rock artists along with African ones and with "that vibrant mix of influences you can really hear on the twangy, soulful cuts... which really do sound like Van Morrison or Bob Dylan collaborating with a Malian band" and the album's sound is also reminiscent of David Byrne work with Talking Heads and Luaka Bop. [1] The site also listed this among their favorite archival releases of 2022. [4] Mojo 's David Hutcheon gave this album 2 out of 5 stars, calling it "inessential recordings" with poor arrangements". [5] Writing for PopMatters , Adriane Pontecorvo rated this album a 9 out of 10, writing that listening to it "30 years after its release feels a little surreal" for seeing the synthpop influences on this release and the band's evolution, but noting that this "serves as a testament to their artistic strength". [6]
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Tinariwen is a collective of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara region of northern Mali. Considered pioneers of desert blues, the group's guitar-driven style combines traditional Tuareg and African music with Western rock music. They have released nine albums since their formation and have toured internationally.
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Amassakoul is a 2004 album by the Tuareg band Tinariwen. In a review of the album, Chris Nickson of AllMusic stated, "This is angry and passionate; it's dangerous music in the very best sense. Western bands might have forgotten how to rock as if their lives depended on it; Tinariwen can teach them." Jon Lusk of the BBC noted, "you'll be happy to discover that this music has a similar power to transport you to the heats of the Sahara." In a review of the album, PopMatters concluded that "this is a band whose music is not only mesmerizing but is destined to find wide appeal to many listeners of all ages."
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Elwan is the seventh album by the Tuareg band Tinariwen, released in 2017. The title means "elephants" in Tamashek and the term is used as a metaphor for militias and corporations that have trampled the fragile natural and human ecosystems of the desert. The album was partially recorded in Joshua Tree National Park with additional recording in Paris, France and M'hamed El Ghizlane, Morocco. The album includes guest appearances by Matt Sweeney, Kurt Vile, Mark Lanegan, and Alain Johannes. One reviewer called the album "devastatingly beautiful," and another described the album as "musing on the values of ancestry, unity and fellowship, driven by the infectiously hypnotic cyclical guitar grooves that wind like creepers around their poetic imagery." AllMusic named Elwan as one of the best albums of 2017.
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