Category
page 1Desert blues musicians

Ali Farka Touré
Malian musician (1939–2006)

Tinariwen
Tinariwen (Tamasheq: ; with vowels ; plural of ténéré meaning "desert") is a collective of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara region of southern Algeria and of northern Mali, in the region of Azawad. Considered pioneers of desert blues, the group's guitar-driven style combines traditional Tuareg and African music with Western rock music. The collective first convened in the late 1970s and released their first studio album in the early 1990s. They began touring internationally in the early 2000s.
Bombino
Nigerien Tuareg singer-songwriter and guitarist
Othmane Bali
Algerian singer (1953-2005)