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New and their first studio album “100% Sahara Guitar” from Tuareg band Etran de L’Aïr is exactly what the title promises.

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Mdou Moctar

Direct, charged, even angry when he goes political – impressive new album from Saharan guitar icon Mdou Moctar.

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Etran de L’Aïr

Brother, cousins and sons behind Etran de L’Aïr have just announced their new album – and shared a fantastic new single.

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Mdou Moctar

An ambassador of Tuareg music, Saharan singer-songwriter Mdou Moctar is back with a new LP called “Ilana”, or “The Creator”.

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Mdou Moctar

An ambassador of Tuareg music, Saharan singer-songwriter Mdou Moctar is back with a new LP called “Ilana”, or “The Creator”.

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Bombino

For his fourth album, Tuareg blues virtuoso Omara Moctar celebrates his homeland and shares its pains.

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Bombino

For his fourth album, Tuareg blues virtuoso Omara Moctar celebrates his homeland and shares its pains.

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Mdou Moctar

One of Tuareg music’s most prominent writer and performer, Mdou Moctar revisits the desert ballads he’d written long before we heard about him.

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Mdou Moctar

One of Tuareg music’s most prominent writer and performer, Mdou Moctar revisits the desert ballads he’d written long before we heard about him.

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Bombino

Tuareg guitarist Bombino is back with his third and possibly best album, “Azel”, produced by Dirty Projectors’ Dave Longstreth.

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Bombino

Tuareg guitarist Bombino is back with his third and possibly best album, “Azel”, produced by Dirty Projectors’ Dave Longstreth.

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After the international success of their previous album, “Kaani”, released in 2013, Tal National are back with a sophomore release. It’s called “Zoy Zoy” and it carries on with their singular sound, drawing on a rich mixture of West-African cultures to create trance inducing rock music.

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Tal National

After the international success of their previous album, “Kaani”, released in 2013, Tal National are back with a sophomore release. It’s called “Zoy Zoy” and it carries on with their singular sound, drawing on a rich mixture of West-African cultures to create trance inducing rock music.

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