Tinariwen (photo by Eric Mullet, 2004)

Desert Trance

Global Beat Fusion

[8 December 2006]

by Derek Beres

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These are the sort of flowers that bloom in the Sahara Desert: thumb pianos, distorted amps, muddy blues, and traditional chants.

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Tagged as: derek beres | festival in the desert | konono n°1 | mali | sahara desert | tartit | tinariwen | tuareg | world music

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