This friday marks the final VOLfest concert of the year — and it’s going to be a special one!
I will join forces with Senegalese singer–guitarist Omar Ka and Cape Verdean guitarist Johnny Fonseca. Together we will weave a blend of Fulani West-African traditions, Desert Blues, improvisation, and jazz.
Want to be sure you get a seat? Reserve yours here: https://volfest.nl
#wereldmuziek #bansuri #desertblues #jazzimprovis #zeist #vollenhove #vollenhovevooruit #omarka #marklotz #afulascall
#TuneTuesday #SteppingStoneSongs #SteppingStonesSongs
Songs that are a good introduction to a genre. When I heard this one, I was totally hooked on #DesertBlues #DesertRock
Tinariwen (+IO:I) - Sastanàqqàm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vACZA9dGvV4
With the Brain DJ on a hiatus, I'm left with the freedom to offer some tracks from my recent listening journey. Desert blues this morning, following last night's playlist, from a south Algerian band formed in 2008:
TissilaWen, "Tenere" (2012)
Music from Saharan Cellphones
https://amf.didiermary.fr/music-saharan-cellphones/
Music from Saharan cellphones is a compilation, released in 2011, of music collected from memory cards and cellular phones in the Saharan desert. In much of West Africa, cellphones are used as all purpose multimedia devices. In lieu of personal computers and high speed internet, the knockoff cellphones house portable music collections, [...]
#Compilation #DesertBlues #Mali #Morocco #Niger #Rock #Tuareg #Global
Alternate Friday Music this week is surveying vistas with a thousand-yard stare and its theme "Vast".
Second of two tracks from the same band back-to-back: and because of the lyrics as well (translated lyrics, also on-screen):
"If only my cell would turn into an open plain …"
Hosts: @MarkIngs @bborn
Theme: Vast
Song: "Iswegh Attay" (2011)
Performed by: Tinariwen
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoPPMktXCEI
Alternate Friday Music this week is surveying vistas with a thousand-yard stare and its theme "Vast".
Two tracks from the same band back-to-back: the first because of the lyrics (translated):
"Ténéré, I can now admit that
I have travelled far through this wide world …"
Hosts: @MarkIngs @bborn
Theme: Vast
Song: "Sastanàqqàm" (2017)
Performed by: Tinariwen
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I3PLVuKNtw
Tinariwen – Tenere Den
https://amf.didiermary.fr/tinariwen-tenere-den/
From the “Amatssou” album (May 2023) by Tinariwen, this new single “Tenere Den” connects Desert Blues and Country Music. A press release explains that the song “pays homage to the Tuareg revolution in the Kel Adagh region of Mali.” Some people have commented that Tinariwen have always been a country band, albeit a North African […]
Tinariwen – Amadjar
https://amf.didiermary.fr/tinariwen-amadjar/
From album “Amadjar” in 2019, listen to this first track featuring Micah Nelson, best known as Neil Young’s guitarist.
Amadjar is the eighth album by the Tuareg band Tinariwen, released in 2019. The album’s title means “the foreign traveler” in the Tamasheq language.
Tinariwen – Lulla
https://amf.didiermary.fr/tinariwen-lulla/
Lulla is a song about the conflicts in Mali, on Tinariwen‘s album “Imidiwan: Companions” released in June 2009. It’s the fourth studio album by the Tuareg band.
Nuova fissa
Ali Farka Toure
Ali Farka Toure & Ry Cooder – Talking Timbuktu
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ali-farka-toure-ry-cooder-talking-timbuktu/
Mon correspondant allemand m’a offert cet album, Talking Timbuktu, pour mon anniversaire, il y a des années. Je me suis littéralement forcé à l’écouter, car c’était un cadeau…
Je vais probablement me faire lyncher, mais je n’ai jamais accroché. C’est beau, c’est bien fait, etc.
Le côté guitare et “desert blues" [...]
#AliFarkaToure #Blues #DesertBlues #FullAlbum #Mali #Songhai
Bombino – Inar
https://amf.didiermary.fr/bombino-inar/
Studio recording of the song “Inar” (If You Know the Degree of My Love For You) from the album “Azel” in 2016.
Bombino delivers an accessible sound that will appeal to fans of blues, indie rock, jam bands, world music and more…
Ali Farka Touré – Safari
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ali-farka-toure-safari/
This track, Safari, is from the posthumous album “Voyageur”, from the legendary African guitarist and singer Ali Farka Touré, that was released on 10th March 2023, produced with Ali’s son Vieux Farka Touré. It is the first release of unheard Touré material since 2010’s posthumous Grammy-winning Ali & Toumani, and features a collection of gems captured […]
Desert Blues with Les Filles de Illighadad
https://amf.didiermary.fr/desert-blues-filles-illighadad/
Listen to some Desert Blues by “Les Filles de Illighadad” live.
Ataque Escampe – Primeiros bicos (LP)
#Afrobeat #Alternative #Galicia #SantiagoDeCompostela #artpop #artrock #blueeyedsoul #desertblues #discopunk #krautrock #merengue #neworleansmusic #surf
CC BY-NC-SA (#CreativeCommons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike) #ccmusic
https://ataqueescampe.bandcamp.com/album/primeiros-bicos-lp
Video from the concert by #TisDass (Niger) which took place in Warsaw at @adapulawska on the 26.05.2025 organized by @svmerki 🎶
Tisdass is the band of singer-guitarist Moussa Kildjate Albadé. Based in Niamey and originally from Tchintabaraden, the emblematic town of the Tamasheq kel of Niger.
Camera and edit: Alexander Bykau @alex_bykau
Camera: Valodzin Aliaksandr @aliaksandr_valodzin
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cg9WIfuaDWM
#desertrock #desertblues #tuareg #warsaw #koncert #Niger #tamasheq #music #muzyka
The rich history of the music of Tinariwen. #111Words #Kora #Ngoni #Balafon #Griot #WestAfrica #Enslavement #Banjo #Guitar #ElectricGuitar #Music #Recordings #Blues #Tuareg #DesertBlues #Tinariwen #Musicology https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-rich-history-of-music-of-tinariwen.html
Moussa zaczynał jako basista #Bombino, a w 2015 założył swój zespół #TisDass i już za parę dni będzie w Wawie 🌞 TISDASS (Tuareg rock, Niger) @ Ada • Svmerki • 26.05 • https://hyperfollow.com/tisdass2605
#koncert #wydarzenie #muzyka #kultura #warszawa #desertblues #tuareg #desertrock
This seems to be my week for going to Ridgewood to see bands. Sunday night was Etran de l’Aïr at TV Eye …
#nyc #music #DesertBlues #RockMusic
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