Tinariwen
Sign in to saveTinariwen (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.
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- Tinariwen
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- Tinariwen-Bardentreffen 2010.jpg
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- Tinariwen performing in Nuremberg, 2010
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- Tamanrasset, AlgeriaTessalit, Mali
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- 1979–present
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- Independiente, EMMA Productions, Tribal Union, Wayward Records, Outside Music, World Village Records, Anti, Epitaph
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- www.tinariwen.com
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Background
- 1998–2009: International recognition
- 2010s
- 2020s
- Musical style and influence
- Band members
- Active touring members
- Non-touring or previous members
- Awards
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Others
- Contributing artist
- References
- External links
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.
The group was founded by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib; he and bandmates Alhassane Ag Touhami and Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni have all been present since 1979. Tinariwen first started to gain a following outside the Sahara region in 2001 with the release of the album The Radio Tisdas Sessions. Their most recent album Hoggar was released in 2026.
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