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Tinariwen, “Aman Iman: Water Is Life”
Tinariwen is made up of Touaregs, a distinct ethnic tribe spread out over northern Africa. More specifically, Tinariwen, which numbers 14 members on “Aman Iman,” are from a group of Touaregs from a mountainous area of Mali that has been clashing with the national government since the country gained independence in 1990. The songs here focus on the Touaregs’ struggle - about displacement, the deaths of their leaders, the need for unity. So it is little surprise that the sound has a tougher, louder edge than Koité’s. “Aman Iman” shows a close relation to American blues, especially the gritty, one-chord style favored by John Lee Hooker. There is a prayerlike quality to the voices, which is echoed in the call-and-response structure and hand-clapping, both hallmarks of the gospel of the American South.
By: Stewart Oksenhorn 10/13/07 >> go there
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