Clermont Music           Hama Sankare:  Ballébé - Calling All Africans (ML,2017)***°

The first track catches attention immediately with it louder produced groovy electronic music beats and rhythms mixed with warm African song sing...

Clermont Music Imarhan Timbuktu :

Akal Warled/Foreign Country -LP/CD- (ML,2014)***°

Imarhan Timbuktu was formed in 1995, and consists today of Mohamed Issa aka Medissa, with his brother Ousmane Ag Oumar El Arisari on guitar, and their sisters, on percussion and bac...

Sahel Sounds                             Mdou Moctar -LP/digi- (NG,2013)****

I really can’t tell too much about this record, about this arti...

World Music.      Alhousseini Anivolla : Anewal / The Walking Man (NI,2012)**°

Alhousseini Mohammed Anivolla singer and composer from the band Etran Finatawa decided to do a solo album this time. He had left the live performance scene and went back to the anim...

World Music Rec.   Etran Finatawa : Introducing (NI,2006)***°

Etran Finatawa is the unique musical blend or combination of the ideas/foundations coming from two different ethnic nomad groups. The band consists of six Wodaabe and four Touareg. The Wodaabe Fulan...

Re-Aktion  Ibrahim Djo Experience : Azelman (ML,2011)***'

Ibrahim Djo Experience is a French band with a Touareg guitarist and songwriter. Of course this gives them different foundation compared to most Touareg bands. I especially like the first track, which is worked o...

Independiente        Tinariwen : Aman Iman/Water is life (ML,2006)***°

From all Touareg bands most attention still went to the Desert guitar pioneer band Tinarwen, who’s members met in the army camps of Lybia. They were one of the first ban...

Harmonia Mundi  Terakraft : Kel Tamasheq (ML,2012)****

While musically this album contains the least surprises, at the same time it is made as the most accessible, enjoyable Touareg album too. The production gave the constant rhythms, pickings a kind of subtle dron...

Reaktion  Aziza Brahim & Gulili Mankoo : Mabruk (SP/MO,2012)***°

Often in history you see that zones and people are overwhelmed, conquered or occupied by stronger and in a sense more primitive powers. Because in general, today’s society considers economy more impor...

Glitterhouse Rec.    Tamikrest : Toumastin (ML,2011)***°

Tamikrest were influenced like several other Touareg guitar bands by listening to tapes of Tinarwen, Bob Marley and Dire Straits. The band, which existed since 2006, played at the Festival Au Desert in 2...