Guitars on the road…
When you’re a #DesertBlues musician, there aren’t so many ways to travel with your guitars…
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Bombino – Nomad (EPK)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/first-listen-bombino-nomad/
“Nomad”, released by Omara “Bombino” Moctar in 2013, follows his first recorded album “Agadez” in 2011.
Omara “Bombino” Moctar, a young Tuareg guitarist and songwriter, was raised during an era of armed struggles for independence and violent suppression by government forces. His electrifying jams capture the spirit of resistance and rebellion [...]
Edited 109d ago
Super11 – raw Desert Blues
https://amf.didiermary.fr/super-onze-raw-desert-blues/
If you like pure raw desert blues, this video is for you, as it’s a perfect origin for so many contemporary artists from the Sahel region.
Edited 103d ago
Dankoroba – Djely Tapa
https://amf.didiermary.fr/rss-club/dankoroba-djely-tapa/
Djely Tapa is back with her new album “Dankoroba,” mixing Desert Blues, Mandingo Griot roots and Electro.
Between earth and sky, Dankoroba propels Malian traditions into an Afro-futuristic, cosmic experience. Produced in Montreal with several guests (Adama Yalomba, Vieux Farka Touré…), traditional instruments recorded in Mali (ndan, n’goni, sokou…) blend sumptuously with electronic beats. […]
Edited 86d ago
Bombino – Deran Deran Alkeir
https://amf.didiermary.fr/bombino-deran-deran-alkeir/
Bombino (Omara “Bombino” Moctar) is an internationally acclaimed Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter from Agadez, Niger. His music frequently addresses Tuareg geopolitical concerns and is sung in Tamasheq, the Tuareg language.
Deran is Bombino’s follow up record to 2016’s Azel. The album was recorded in Casablanca, Morocco and released in 2018. […]
Edited 35d ago
Tinariwen (and Guests) – Nannuflay
https://amf.didiermary.fr/tinariwen-guests-nannuflay/
Nannuflay (“Fulfilled”) from Tinariwen‘s album Elwan in 2017.
With American rockers Kurt Vile and Mark Lanegan as guests.
In the Sahara Desert, an old Tuareg man comes back to the camp where he grew up for a party. He remembers the joys and the torments of the nomadic life he lived with a friend who […]
Edited 35d ago