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Lopa Kothari - Tinariwen in Concert

Lopa Kothari presents a concert given in Liverpool's Invisible Wind Factory by Tuareg desert rock band Tinariwen. Lopa hears from vocalist and guitarist Abdallah Ag Alhassane.

Lopa Kothari presents a concert from Liverpool by Tuareg desert rock band Tinariwen. The band formed in the mountains of the Sahara over 30 years ago, and their distinctive guitar grooves have spawned a whole genre of "desert blues". This concert was recorded last month in front of a packed house at the Invisible Wind Factory, a converted warehouse in the North Docks area. Lopa also talks to vocalist and guitarist Abdallah Ag Alhassane about how the band fuse traditional Toureg music with rock and blues, to express powerful lyrics about the problems of their home land in the Sahara since new borders were established in the 1960s. Lopa is also joined by Andy Morgan, who is writing a book about the band, and who provides an overview of their development and their significance in the wider context of Malian music.

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Fri 21 Apr 2017 23:00
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Music Played

  • Tinariwen

    Tinde

  • Tinariwen

    Nizzagh Ijbal

  • Tinariwen

    Issekad

  • Tinariwen

    Tifawt

  • Tinariwen

    Tamiditin Tan Ufrawan

  • Tinariwen

    Kel Tinawen

  • Tinariwen

    Ténéré Tàqqàl

  • Tinariwen

    Chabiba

  • Tinariwen

    Ittus

  • Tinariwen

    Tamatent

  • Tinariwen

    Talyat

  • Tinariwen

    Assawt

  • Tinariwen

    ³§²¹²õ³Ù²¹²Ôà±ç±çà³¾

  • Tinariwen

    Nannuflay

  • Tinariwen

    Tiwayyen

  • Tinariwen

    Imidiwan Winakalin

  • Tinariwen

    Cler Achel

  • Tinariwen

    Ourshan

  • Tinariwen

    Chaghaybou

  • Khaira Arby

    Assa Dakmar (World Music Archive)

  • Baranta

    Chogwei (Â鶹Éç Introducing)

  • West African Blues Project

    Waar

    • The West African Blues Project.
    • ARC Music.

  • West African Blues Project

    Casamance River Blues

    • The West African Blues Project.
    • ARC Music.

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  • Fri 21 Apr 2017 23:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio 3

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