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The Village Voice, CD Review >>
Consumer Guide by Robert Christgau Pick Hits Tinariwen Amassakoul (World Village) These Tuaregs never get loud. Their tempos are deliberate, their sonics indigenous; their percussion comprises a single derbouka drum and some handclaps, and their chants eschew showmanship. Not that they're above reaching out, or marketing—they consciously costume themselves as desert exotics. But rarely has such a compelling electric-guitar band offered less rock and roll release. Even when they're inventing Sahara rap their goal is contained self-sufficiency—a principled nostalgia for the community that has been wrested from them. A MINUS 11/08/04 >> go there
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