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Desert Rock, a new wave of African music made by members of the nomadic Saharan Tuareg tribe, is building a fervent international audience. Here, what to download right now.

  • Tinariwen, Water Is Life (World Village)

    The latest by these scene-leaders from Mali is hard-grooving rebel rock that bears deep traces of Delta blues, psychedelic rock, and soul—though its sound is indelibly African.

Want to hear the music in person? Visit January’s Festival of the Desert (festival-au-desert.org) in Essakane, Mali, where the Tuareg celebrate their culture for three days.

By Michael Endelman

 10/01/08 >> go there
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