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A band of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara region edged out American folk singer Bob Dylan to win the Uncut Music Award for best album.
The group, Tinariwen, from northern Mali, was the only non-US act on the shortlist of eight. The prize for the album “Imidiwan” was judged the "most inspiring and rewarding" over the past 12 months.
The group rose to prominence in the 1980s, raising awareness of political issues faced in the region through their mix of electric blues with Middle Eastern and African sounds.
Tinariwen's Ibrahim Ag Alhabib said: "It gives us the strength to carry on working and spreading the message about the peace of our desert home and I'm glad that our music can cross the frontiers and talk to people around the world."
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