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Articles tagged "festival in the desert" Column: Global Beat FusionDesert Tranceby Derek Beres[8.Dec.06] :. These are the sort of flowers that bloom in the Sahara Desert: thumb pianos, distorted amps, muddy blues, and traditional chants.  Music ReviewTinariwen: Amassakoulby Gypsy Flores[5.Jan.05] :. Although Halloween night was cold and cloudy in Santa Cruz, the desert winds blew in soft and sultry toward the Kuumbwa Jazz Center to quite possibly one of the finest concerts of the year of 2004 in...  Music ReviewVarious Artists: Festival in the Desertby Gypsy Flores[13.Jan.04] :. More than anything else, the Festival in the Desert is a symbol of unity and peace between nomadic tribes. The Tamashek of northern Mali and Niger, who had been warring for years, had recently burned...  Music ReviewTinariwen: The Radio Tisdas Sessionsby Barbara Flaska[17.Jan.03] :. This debut album by Tinariwen, also known as the Tuareg Rebel Blues Band, can seem the antithesis of Western pop music, even that generated by the engines currently driving the world music markets. |
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