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The Chicago Reader, Best of 2007 >>
4. TINARIWEN
Aman Iman (World Village)
This Tuareg outfit, formed in a refugee camp during an insurrection against the Malian government, often gets called a “desert blues” band in the West—a glib characterization that makes Tinariwen’s music seem indebted to an American form. In fact its hypnotic, circular riffing, overlapping rhythmic cells, and call-and-response vocals are all elements of the same West African traditions that helped shape the blues after they were exported to the States via the slave trade. Few bands anywhere in the world are making music so beautiful and gripping with electric guitars.
By: Peter Margasak 01/21/08 >> go there
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