Loading ...‘From the Desert Sands of the Sahara Comes North African Rock Music Stardom’: Meet Tinariwen, the Tuareg Musicians Redefining the Sounds of Protest Songs in Algeria, Libya, and Mali
By: Claire Boyle/Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction and Tinariwen’s History: Who is the North African band, Tinariwen, and why is their music so important? Today, let us meet them and listen to the wonderful sounds of Tinariwen. “Tinariwen is the plural form of ténéré in the Tamasheq language. The name means ‘deserts’, so the band’s … Continued