As I entered I saw Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, Tinariwen’s iconic founder and frontman (pictured below right), standing by the window. He looked better than he had done that morning, when the back pain that ...

The early incarnation of Tinariwen was formed as a collective around campfires in the Saharan desert by young Tuareg musicians on a mission – to promote a way of life for their people to unite in ...

I have gone to very odd places to find music. Once, long before making the desert drive that led me to Phoenix, I was traveling through another arid land, through the Sahara in Morocco. My tour bus ...

Guitar gods of North Africa bring their hypnotic trance to these shores in summer Tinariwen Tinariwen. Photo: Eric Chute Tinariwen in the USA Tinariwen at Electric Picnic in 2008. Photo: PA Tinariwen ...

Beloved Mali-reared Tuareg band Tinariwen is teaming with producer Daniel Lanois (U2, Bob Dylan) on its new album, Amatssou. The 10-track project will be released on May 19 by Wedge and is led by the ...