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"Lulla" from Imidiwan:Companions
Sample Track 2:
"Imidiwan Afrik Temdam" from Imidiwan:Companions
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Articles, Interviews, and Reviews

MSN Music, Album Review  08/30/11 >> read article >> go there
Wall Street Journal, Concert Review  06/26/10 >> read article >> go there
SPIN, Artist Pick  05/20/10 >> read article >> go there
NPR, Tinariwen performs at Bonnaroo: NPR  06/13/10 >> read article >> go there
Rolling Stone, CD Review  11/26/09 >> read article
National Geographic, Award  12/24/09 >> read article >> go there
New York Times, Concert Review  02/19/10 >> read article >> go there
SF Chronicle, Concert Preview  02/18/10 >> read article >> go there
Los Angeles Times, Concert Preview  02/18/10 >> read article >> go there
Los Angeles Times, Concert Preview  02/18/10 >> read article >> go there
Relix, CD Review  01/01/10 >> read article
Huffington Post, Feature/CD pick  12/14/09 >> read article >> go there
Billboard, Artist Review  09/05/09 >> read article
The Financial Times, Artist Review  10/04/09 >> read article
Entertainment Weekly, CD Review  10/09/09 >> read article
Pitchfork, Feature  10/13/09 >> read article >> go there
Huffington Post, Feature  06/18/10 >> read article >> go there
Relix, CD Review  04/01/10 >> read article
Los Angeles Times, Concert Preview  02/21/10 >> read article >> go there
SF Critic, Concert Review  02/25/10 >> read article >> go there
Chicago Tribune, Concert Preview  02/26/10 >> read article >> go there
Chicago Tribune, Artist Review  03/01/10 >> read article
Huffington Post, Concert Review  06/26/10 >> read article >> go there
The Washington Post, CD Review  06/25/10 >> read article >> print version of article >> go there
Washington Post, Concert Review  06/28/10 >> read article >> go there
Madison Music Review, Concert Review  02/28/10 >> read article >> go there
Sing Out!, CD Review  04/01/10 >> read article
Afropop, Award  01/13/09 >> read article >> go there
Boston Sunday Globe, Concert Pick  09/11/11 >> read article
Spinner.com, Artist Mention  12/15/10 >> read article >> go there
Africa and World Cup News, Concert Preview  06/22/10 >> read article >> go there
Portland Mercury, Concert Preview/Listing  06/10/10 >> read article >> go there
LA Weekly, Concert Review  06/22/10 >> read article >> go there
LAist, Concert Review  07/04/10 >> read article >> go there
Oregon Music News, Concert Review  06/30/10 >> read article >> go there
Short and Sweet NYC, Album Review  06/30/10 >> read article >> go there
The African News Journal, Concert Review  06/27/10 >> read article >> go there
DCist, Concert Review  06/27/10 >> read article >> go there
Bumper Shine, Concert Preview  06/26/10 >> read article >> go there
NYC Free Concerts, Concert Preview  06/26/10 >> read article >> go there
Denver Post, Concert Review  06/25/10 >> read article >> go there
Examiner, Artist Mention  06/26/10 >> read article >> go there
In Your Speakers, Concert Review  06/25/10 >> read article >> go there
Flavor Pill, Concert Preview  06/19/10 >> read article >> go there
Village Voice, Concert Preview  06/26/10 >> read article >> go there
Washington City Paper, Concert Preview  06/25/10 >> read article >> go there
Chicago Reader, Concert Preview  06/17/10 >> read article
East Bay Express, Concert Preview  06/20/10 >> read article >> go there
mxdwn.com, Concert Review  06/21/10 >> read article >> go there
SF Weekly, Concert Pick  06/21/10 >> read article >> go there
All About Jazz, Artist Mention  06/21/10 >> read article >> go there
KTVU, Concert Preview  06/18/10 >> read article >> go there
City Pages, Concert Video  06/18/10 >> read article >> go there
LA Banda Elastica, Artist Feature  06/03/10 >> read article >> go there
Smash Box Studios, Concert Preview  06/04/10 >> read article >> go there
A.V. Club, Concert Preview/Feature  06/03/10 >> read article >> go there
Chelsea Clinton News, Concert Preview  06/03/10 >> read article
Jewcy, Concert Preview  05/27/10 >> read article >> go there
Waylon Hatchet, Song Pick  05/19/10 >> read article >> go there
Time Out New York, Concert Pick  05/19/10 >> read article >> go there
Waylon Hatchet, Tour Preview  05/16/10 >> read article >> go there
Jam Base, Tour Preview  05/06/10 >> read article >> go there
World Music Central, Tour Preview  05/09/10 >> read article >> go there
DooBeeDooBeeDoo, Artist Feature/Interview  03/11/10 >> read article >> go there
Time Out Chicago, Artist Review  03/03/10 >> read article
Undergound Bee, Concert Review  03/02/10 >> read article >> go there
Time Out Chicago, Concert Review  02/28/10 >> read article >> go there
Time Out Chicago, Concert Preview  02/25/10 >> read article >> go there
Seattle University Spectator, Concert Review  02/24/10 >> read article >> go there
Gapers Block, Feature  02/25/10 >> read article >> go there
Illinois Entertainer, Concert Preview  02/24/10 >> read article >> go there
Brooklyn Vegan, Concert Review/Photos  02/23/10 >> read article >> go there
Seattle Pi Blog, Concert Preview  02/23/10 >> read article >> go there
Pringle's Hardware Store, Concert Review  02/22/10 >> read article >> go there
San Francisco Examiner, Concert Preview  02/19/10 >> read article >> go there
Jeremy Callen's Blog, Artist Mention  02/20/10 >> read article >> go there
North Shore News, Concert Preview/Feature  02/19/10 >> read article >> go there
The Village Voice, Concert Preview  02/23/10 >> read article >> go there
East Bay Express, CD Review  02/23/10 >> read article
The Stranger, Concert Preview  02/18/10 >> read article
17 Dots, Concert Review  02/23/10 >> read article >> go there
Indianapolis Examiner, Concert Preview  02/22/10 >> read article >> go there
Gene Stout, Concert Mention/Album Mention  02/22/10 >> read article >> go there
Fishpork, Concert Preview  02/19/10 >> read article >> go there
LA Weekly, Artist Feature  02/23/10 >> read article >> go there
Aquarian Weekly, Concert Preview  02/17/10 >> read article
LA Weekly, CD Review  02/25/10 >> read article
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, CD Review  02/18/10 >> read article
Indy Week, Photo/Concert Preview  02/17/10 >> read article >> go there
San Francisco Bay Guardian, Concert Preview  02/18/10 >> read article >> go there
LA Watts Times, Concert Preview  02/18/10 >> read article >> go there
Jazz Police, Artist Review  02/17/10 >> read article >> go there
LA Weekly, Artist Mention/Concert Preview  02/18/10 >> read article >> go there
Filter Magazine, Artist Interview  02/17/10 >> read article >> go there
The Chicagoist, Concert Preview  02/17/10 >> read article >> go there
East Bay Express, CD Review  02/17/10 >> read article >> go there
Jazz Police, Concert Preview  02/17/10 >> read article >> go there
UNC Daily Tar Heel, CD Review  02/11/10 >> read article >> go there
LA Weekly, Artist Mention  02/18/10 >> read article >> go there
Senego Niger, Concert Preview  02/18/10 >> read article >> go there
World Music Central, Feature/Concert Preview  02/18/10 >> read article >> go there
The New York Rockmarket , Concert Preview  02/18/10 >> read article >> go there
Daily Trojan, Concert Preview  02/17/10 >> read article >> go there
Kool Chicago, Concert Preview  02/17/10 >> read article >> go there
The Village Voice, Concert Preview  02/23/10 >> read article
The Village Voice, CD Review/Concert Preview  02/23/10 >> read article
Kadmus Arts, Concert Preview  02/17/10 >> read article >> go there
The Village Voice, Artist Review  02/16/10 >> read article >> go there
The Daily Tar Heel, CD Review   02/11/10 >> read article
The Aquarian, Concert Preview  02/17/10 >> read article >> print version of article
Rollo and Grady, Concert Preview  02/15/10 >> read article >> go there
LA Weekly, Concert Preview  02/15/10 >> read article >> go there
Chicago Reader, Concert Preview  02/12/10 >> read article >> go there
Batt Blog, Concert Preview  02/12/10 >> read article >> go there
Chicago Sun, Cocnert Preview  02/12/10 >> read article
Radio Afrodicia, Concert Preview  02/11/10 >> read article >> go there
The Daily Tar Heel, Artist Review/CD Mention  02/11/10 >> read article >> go there
The Other Paper, Concert Preview  02/11/10 >> read article >> go there
Shout Cast, Tour Preview/Tour Dates  02/10/10 >> read article >> go there
UWeekly, CD Review/Concert Preview  02/10/10 >> read article >> go there
Consequence of Sound, Artist Review  02/08/10 >> read article >> go there
Saathee Magazine, Concert Preview  02/02/10 >> read article >> go there
CD Hotlist, CD Mention  11/01/09 >> read article >> go there
The National, Artist Review/Concert Preview  01/29/10 >> read article >> go there
inamis, Concert Preview  02/01/10 >> read article >> go there
Rollo & Grady, Award  01/01/10 >> read article >> go there
Tulip Frenzy, Award  11/24/09 >> read article >> go there
Rollo & Grady, Award  12/29/09 >> read article >> go there
KALW, Award  12/12/09 >> read article >> go there
PopMatters, Award  12/10/09 >> read article >> go there
Pop Songbook, Award  12/13/09 >> read article >> go there
Stephen Humphries, Award  12/30/09 >> read article >> go there
Pasadena Weekly, CD Review  01/14/10 >> read article
Chicago Reader, CD Review  01/21/10 >> read article >> go there
Pasadena Weekly, CD mention  01/14/10 >> read article >> go there
Chicago Reader, Album Mention  01/14/10 >> read article >> go there
Cleveland Scene, Album Mention  12/30/09 >> read article >> go there
Real, Mention  12/14/09 >> read article >> go there
World Music Central, Award  11/26/09 >> read article >> go there
Music OMH, Award  11/30/09 >> read article >> go there
Last.fm, Award  12/19/09 >> read article >> go there
fRoots, Award  12/05/09 >> read article >> go there
Mojo, Award  12/12/09 >> read article >> go there
Leap in the Dark, Award  12/24/09 >> read article >> go there
Filter Magazine, Award  12/24/09 >> read article >> go there
Rhapsody Music, Airplay  12/12/09 >> read article >> go there
Sonic Boomers, Award  12/24/09 >> read article >> go there
Green Arrow Radio, Award  01/01/10 >> read article >> go there
Day, CD Review  12/28/09 >> read article
Q Magazine (UK), Best of 2009  10/12/09 >> read article >> go there
Metacritic, CD Review  12/15/09 >> read article >> go there
Rock NYC, CD Pick  12/11/09 >> read article >> go there
Christian Science Monitor, CD Review  12/06/09 >> read article >> print version of article >> go there
The Macon Courier, CD Review  11/19/09 >> read article
Entertainment Daily, CD Mention  12/07/09 >> read article >> go there
Contactmusic.com, CD Mention  12/07/09 >> read article >> go there
Carolina Peacemaker, Artist Mention/CD Review  11/19/09 >> read article
Musik Listeleri.net, CD Mention  11/29/09 >> read article >> go there
AvaxHome, CD Mention  11/27/09 >> read article >> go there
Garagem, Artist Mention  11/27/09 >> read article >> go there
Brooklyn Vegan, Artist Mention  11/27/09 >> read article >> go there
Music Traveler , Artist Mention  11/25/09 >> read article >> go there
Swear I'm Not Paul, Artist Mention  11/26/09 >> read article >> go there
Straight.com, CD Review  11/26/09 >> read article >> go there
You Look Rough, Artist Mention  11/24/09 >> read article >> go there
Tulip Frenzy, Artist Review  11/26/09 >> read article >> go there
Roots World, CD Review  11/24/09 >> read article >> go there
Roots World, CD Review  11/24/09 >> read article >> go there
East Bay Express, CD Review  11/24/09 >> read article
Brooklyn Vegan, Artist Feature  11/17/09 >> read article >> go there
The Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal, Artist Mention/CD Review  11/19/09 >> read article
Santa Barbara Independent, CD Review  10/29/09 >> read article
East Bay Express, CD Review  11/18/09 >> read article >> go there
Uncut, Artist Feature  11/13/09 >> read article >> go there
Spin earth, Artist Feature  11/05/09 >> read article >> go there
Global Information Network, Artist Feature  11/11/09 >> read article >> go there
Spinner, Artist Feature  11/09/09 >> read article >> go there
The Star-Ledger Newark, CD Review  10/23/09 >> read article
San Diego News Network, Artist Mention  10/14/09 >> read article
Contactmusic.com, CD Review  10/31/09 >> read article >> go there
New Music Express (NME), Artist Feature  11/09/09 >> read article >> go there
Music Week, Artist Feature  11/09/09 >> read article >> go there
Shout4music.com, Artist Feature  11/10/09 >> read article >> go there
Jambase, CD Review  11/11/09 >> read article >> go there
Impose Magazine, Artist review  10/06/09 >> read article
Blog Critics, CD Review  10/12/09 >> read article
Leap In the Dark, CD Review  10/12/09 >> read article
Mojo, The Music Magazine, Feature  08/01/09 >> read article
fRoots, CD Review  07/01/09 >> read article
The Guardian, CD Review  06/14/09 >> read article
The Independent, CD Review  06/26/09 >> read article
The Telegraph, CD Review  06/25/09 >> read article
The Scotsman, CD Review  06/28/09 >> read article
The Huffington Post, Artist Review  08/21/09 >> read article >> go there
Eye Weekly, CD Review  08/12/09 >> read article >> go there
Alma Magazine, Artist Review  09/01/09 >> read article
Dirty Linen, Artist Review  12/01/09 >> read article
Thailand-to-Timbuktu, CD Review  09/29/09 >> read article >> go there
Rhapsody Music, CD Review  10/12/09 >> read article >> print version of article >> go there