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Permalink Reply by gilleece on -
hi i'm a sixty year old musician and really lookin forward to seeing Tinariwen at Glastonbury! :)
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Permalink Reply by anelan on
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Hi Gilleece - I'm with you on that one. Tinaiwen were blinding last year in Cardiff and Frome, the most uplifting gigs i've been to in years - and a new album aleady, marvelous.
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Permalink Reply by guessoum chaouki on
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salut
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Permalink Reply by yidir choukri on -
am yidir ,23 years old.am berber morocan student and i speak berber or tamazight and i really love tinariwn groupe.thnx ibrahim ag lhbib,abdalah ag lhouseini and others.great love for you tinawrin.cary on.!:!!
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Permalink Reply by Benjamin Robert Armstrong on -
Wow...so excited to have discovered this amazing music! Immediately I'm thinking about adapting the style set by tinariwen to an american style and the whole new world of creativity to explore here!
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Permalink Reply by Baha Ag Mansoub on -
Azul, Ahul,
I'm Baha from south Est of Morocco. I Love so much listening to Tinariwen's Music. This Music makes me happy. I hope to know more and more about Imouhagh's culture, language and be able to visit their big country.
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Permalink Reply by BAE Hannibal on -
Hi...
I'm Hannibal from Tlemcen...
Nice to be here with you...
I'd like really to learn more about your language and the band ....^_^
Regards...
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Permalink Reply by stuart ogston on -
hi am stu,
live in scotland but hoping to get tickets for amsterdam gig on 12 november.
loving this music, wished i could understand the lyrics :)
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Permalink Reply by Elaine C. di Falco on -
Hello, I'm Elaine di Falco, a musician/composer from Oregon, in the northwestern United States.
I have only discovered Tinariwen's music as of two weeks ago. I heard their track on the MOJO magazine compilation. I can't remember the last time I was so taken by a musical sound. I immediately found the video documentaries on YouTube and ordered their Aman Iman CD. I have been trying not to listen to it too much, so I've kept it down to about twice a day! I have other music I need to work on Tinariwen's music is seeping into my own voice right now. Abdallah's virtuosic voice, and Ibrahim's intimate voice...they send me.
My attraction to their music is profound. It came into my life at a serendipitous time because only a week before I got the African music compilation from MOJO I had decided that I wanted to educate myself about the various countries of Africa, the history, the cultures, and to learn about what is currently happening. I've been amazed at what I've learned. I'm only beginning to learn. As a musician, there is a vast richness of discovery that awaits me.
I think what draws me to Tinariwen's sound more than anything is the humanity in it. I can hear the search for peace and deliverance, and the salvation of finding it in the moment of their music. I'm also deeply moved by the fact that they replaced guns with guitars and started a revolution. As a musician, and a citizen of the planet, I find strength and hope for humanity in people such as the musicians of the Touareg people.
I hope through this site, and through my own inquisitive search, I can learn more about Touareg culture, and more about how music can heal wounds of empire, and other unimaginable struggles.
If anyone has any suggestions of things I should learn, or good sources of information regarding anything related to the culture, history, music, cuisine, politics, religions of the Saharan region, or indeed Africa in general, I'd be very appreciative of any advice.
Sincerely,
Elaine di Falco
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