Tinariwen News

All Tomorrow's Parties - Curated By TV On The Radio

Pontins' Holiday Park in Camber, East Sussex isn't the first place you'd expect some of Brooklyn's – nay, the world's – most esoteric musicians to converge.

Tinariwen – Matadjem Yinmixan

I can't for the life of me watch the life been squeezed out of Barcelona.

WATCH: Tinariwen On Mali And Music

Following the horrific attacks on Mali's northern regions by Islamist militants last year, Tinariwen's European tour in November took on a significant poignancy.

Mali musician Bassekou Kouyate, interview

This idealistic spirit found its apogee in the Festival in the Desert, held annually in the Sahara, which celebrated the 1995 peace accord between Tuareg rebels and the Malian government, while showcasing Mali's musical traditions.

Catching Up With The Growlers :: The AD Interview

The Growlers ' music that has trickled out over the past few years is scrappy, sloppy, and immediate.

Various Artists - Songs For Desert Refugees

Since Tinariwen broke through to western ears just over a decade ago during a more peaceful time in their Malian homeland, Saharan rebel rockers have become known for their electrictrifying music rather than the hitherto cliché of a 'guns and guitars' image.

Tinariwen acoustic Union Chapel show

2011 saw the Tuareg desert rock band eschew their electric guitars in favour of a more acoustic sound.

Rain Machine playing Mercury Lounge with Sorne; Tinariwen playing Northside Fest before Clearwater Fest (dates)

Tinariwen - Live At Shepherd's Bush Empire, London

At first glance it looks as though José González might be dwarfed by the stage at Shepherd's Bush Empire.

Tinariwen + Jose Gonzalez

Jose Gonzalez was the opening act for this extraordinary evening and performed a modestly short set which included 3 cover songs.

Tinariwen And Jose Gonzalez - Live Gallery At Shepherd's Bush Empire, London

Tinariwen + Jose Gonzalez - Show Preview

world music album at the 54th Grammy awards shows just how big Tinariwan are. put Tinariwan more on the map was their 3rd effort �Man Iman�. certainly be overwhelmed by songs like �Ahimana� and �Lulla�.

José González and Tinariwen to share live bill

Singer-songwriter José González will appear alongside Saharan band Tiniarwen at a joint concert, collaborating live at London's Shepherds Bush Empire on 3 May. The two rarely-seen acts will share a double bill coordinated by promoter SoundCrash Music, who incidentally are also hosting a three hour DJ set by Ninja Tune signing Bonobo on the other side of London just under a month later.

Tinariwen x Jose Gonzalez Team Up

Tinariwen and Jose Gonzalez are set to team up for a one off show.

Tinariwen Releases Live Video, Tours With RHCP

Desert Tuareg jam rockers Tinariwen are apparently the "it" band out of Africa to collaborate with right now.

Tinariwen: Members Caught in Warring Crossfire in Northern Mali

Two members of Malian world rock group Tinariwen are currently stranded in Northern Mali due to an ongoing conflict between warring factions in the region.

Aquarium Drunkard :: 2011 Year In Review

Here it is — our obligatory year-end review.

Tinariwen

The members of Malian Tuareg desert blues band Tinariwen came together while living in Libya's military refugee camps in the early 1980s.

Watch Dodos and Neko Case on "Fallon", Tinariwen and TVOTR on "Colbert"

The Dodos hit "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" , performing the anthemic "Don't Try and Hide It" off this year's No Color.

Tinariwen Playing 'Colbert Report' Tomorrow Night With Members Of TV On The Radio

North African guitar group Tinariwen have garnered plenty of attention in 2011, thanks in part to their support from/collaboration with two members of TV on the Radio.

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011 -- Day 2 pics (part 2) -- Spoon, Tune-Yards, Ra Ra Riot, Tinariwen, Purity Ring & more

Spoon had nothing to promote and no surplus of new songs to unveil.

Tinariwen - Tassili

"Tassili n'Ajjer" translates from Tinariwen's native Tamazight to "Plateau of the Rivers", a mountain range in the Sahara desert in southeast Algeria, North Africa.

Tinariwen: Tinariwen Announce U.S. Tour

Mali-based guitar slingers Tinariwen are gearing up for a fall tour of North America to continue pushing their recently released new record, Tassili.

Tinariwen - "Tenere Taqqim Tossam (Four Tet Remix)"

Mali-based Touareg guitar outfit Tinariwen just released their latest album, Tassili , on Anti- ; Four Tet 's Kieran Hebden has lent his magical remixing hands to a cut from that record, "Tenere Taqqim Tossam", which features contributions from TV on the Radio co-leaders Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone.

Tinariwen: "Tenere Taqqim Tossam" (Four Tet Remix)

We previously heard Tinariwen's " Tenere Taqqim Tossam " back in June when the Mali-based band released some Travel Channel-esque visuals for the track.

Tinariwen - Tassili

In southeastern Algeria, there is a vast plateau set aside as a national park called Tassili N'Ajjer.

Tinariwen - Tassili

Much has changed for the band of Tuareg musicians known as Tinariwen over the past few years.

Live Review: Tinariwen at L.A.’s Troubadour (7/13)

Armed with perhaps the most quintessentially border-defying success story of our time, Tinariwen are the poster band for that old saying about music being the universal language.

Seun Kuti addeded an SOB's show to his Brian Eno-produced album tour, Tinariwen are here soon too

Tinariwen will be in New York this week to play Highline Ballroom on July 20 with House of Waters , and to play the Grassroots Festival in Trumansburg, NY the next day (7/21).