Tinariwen

**Tinariwen** (Tamasheq: ⵜⵏⵔⵓⵏ, with vowels ⵜⵉⵏⴰⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ, pronounced tinariwen "deserts", plural of ténéré "desert") is a group of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. The band was formed in 1979 in Tamanrasset, Algeria, but returned to Mali after a 1990-95 peace accord. The group first started to gain a following outside the Sahara region in 2001 with the release of The Radio Tisdas Sessions, and with performances at Festival au Désert in Mali and the Roskilde Festival in Denmark.

Their popularity rose internationally with the release of the critically acclaimed Aman Iman in 2007. NPR calls the group "music's true rebels", AllMusic deems the group's music "a grassroots voice of rebellion", and Slate calls the group "rock 'n' roll rebels whose rebellion, for once, wasn't just metaphorical".

## Links to Kershaw

In an 2018 interview with Malcolm Wyatt, Kershaw was asked what was the next thing to be excited:

> *“There’s nothing shaken me for a long time. I wish there were something to shake me. My ears are certainly not closed. My radar is always on. But I’ve not heard anything that’s thrilled me to the core. The last act I came across that I thought, ‘Wow!’ was when I came across Tinariwen at the Festival in the Desert, 100 miles north of Timbuktu, in 2003, when nobody outside of the Sahara had ever heard of them.”* [1]
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Tinariwen interestingly was first played by Kershaw in 2001 and later appeared on his programmes, including footage of their concerts.

## Live

* Recorded live at Momo's. First Broadcast: 08 February 2002

1. Assoul
2. Amassakoul
3. Chatma
4. Afours Afours

* Recorded at the Cargo in London: 2004-03-16. First Broadcast: 21 March 2004

1. Mataraden Anexan
2. Chatma
3. Arawan
4. unknown tracks

* Recorded at the Cargo in London: 2004-03-16. First Broadcast: 17 April 2005

1. Oualahila
2. Amidinin
3. Amidinin Wadagh
4. Alram Manin
5. Imidiwan Minakalin

* Recorded live at WOMAD. First broadcast: 25 July 2004.

1. unknown setlist

## Other Shows Played

2001
* 14 September 2001: Afours Afours (CD - The Radio Tisdas Sessions) Wayward
* 12 October 2001: Mataraden Anexan (CD - The Radio Tisdas Sessions) Wayward
* 09 November 2001: Nar Djenetbouba (CD - The Radio Tisdas Sessions) Wayward

   2003
* 10 January 2003: Afours Afours (CD - The Radio Tisdas Sessions) Wayward
* 17 January 2003: Hertenere
* 17 January 2003: Amassakoul
* 31 January 2003 (with Robert Plant & Justin Adams): Girl From The North Country *(track recorded as part of the Fireside session)*
* 23 November 2003: Aldachan Manin (v/a CD - Le Festival Au Désert) Triban Union

2004
* 01 February 2004: Ammassakoul N'Tenere (CD - Ammassakoul) Independent Promo
* 01 February 2004: Arouane (CD - Ammassakoul) Independent Promo
* 22 February 2004: Oualahila Ar Tesninam (CD - Amassakoul) Independent
* 07 March 2004: Chatma (CD - Amassakoul) Independent
* 14 March 2004: Chet Boghassa (CD - Amassakoul) Independent
* 23 May 2004: Assoul (CD - Amassakoul) Independent
* 13 June 2004: Hertenere
* 13 June 2004: Amassakoul
* 28 November 2004: Arawan (CD - Amassakoul) Triban Union

2005
* 04 September 2005: Tis Metten

2006
* 23 July 2006: Tis Metten
* 08 October 2006: Matadjem Yinmixan (CD - Aman Iman: Water Is Life) Independiente
* 15 October 2006: Cler Achel (CD - Aman Iman: Water Is Life) Independiente
* 22 October 2006: Mano Dayak (CD - Aman Iman: Water Is Life) Independiente
* 05 November 2006: Taskiout (CD Single - Matadjem Yinmixan) Independiente
* 26 November 2006: Matadjem Yinmixan (CD Single) Independiente
* 17 December 2006: Imidiwan Winakilin (album - Aman Iman: Water Is Life) Independiente

2007
* 04 February 2007: Matadjem Yinmixan (album - Aman Iman: Water Is Life) Independiente
* 04 February 2007: Assouf (album - Aman Iman: Water Is Life) Independiente
* 19 February 2007: Soixante Trois (album - Aman Iman: Water Is Life) Independiente
* 26 February 2007: Imidiwan Winakalin (album - Aman Iman: Water Is Life) Independiente
* 26 February 2007: Assouf (album - Aman Iman: Water Is Life) Independiente
* 05 March 2007: Ahimana (Oh My Soul) (album - Aman Iman: Water Is Life) Independiente
* Desert Island Discs: Matadjem Yinmixan (CD - Aman Iman: Water is Life) Independiente
* 19 March 2007: Toumast (album - Aman Iman: Water Is Life) Independiente
* 02 April 2007: Matadjem Yinmixan (album - Aman Iman: Water Is Life) Independiente

2021
* Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 7: Intitlayaghen (album - Imidiwan: Companions) Independiente

2023
* Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 22: Kek Alghalm (v/a album - Songlines: Top Of The World 187) Songlines

## External Links

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