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Civil rights. Nina Simone performing Mississippi Goddam live at Mickery Theatre in Loenersloot, which is just outside of Amsterdam, and recorded on December 25, '65. -
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Just to highlight some of this wonderful Saharan nomadic music I'll introduce Tinariwen; plural of ténéré meaning "desert," a collective of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara region of northern Mali. Considered pioneers of desert blues, the group's guitar-driven style combines traditional Tuareg and African music with Western rock music. They have released nine albums since their formation and have toured internationally. Tinariwen with Iswegh Attay (I Drank Some Tea) off of their 2011 Tassili release. -
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Bombino with Amidinine (My Friend), also off of his exceptional 2013 Nomad effort. -
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The Tuareg people are a large Berber ethnic group that principally inhabit the Sahara in a vast area stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. Traditionally nomadic pastoralists, small groups of Tuareg are also found in northern Nigeria. The sounds of the Sahara seem to be at their loudest in the Western, popular music-sphere at current. The startling ‘Tichumaren’ blues-rock of Tuareg bands such as Tinariwen is now a commonplace feature on festival bills, whilst Damon Albarn’s favourite Malians Songhoy Blues have just finished a packed US tour and were a key feature in Johanna Schwartz’ recent documentary They Will Have to Kill Us First. But as Schwartz’ powerful film shows, this crossover of music cultures is not simply a pleasing result of our hyper-globalised society, but because these North Africans have a solemn story to tell. For decades a heady cocktail of political rebellions, uranium and land disputes, and Jihadist uprisings have forced many to flee their homes and find exile in neighbouring lands and deserts. In 2007 after the execution of two prominent Tuareg musicians, Omara Moctar, a talented young guitarist, fled his native Agadez, Niger with friends and family and sought refuge in Burkina Fasso. Moctar had earned the nickname Bombino whilst playing temporarily with the revered Tuareg guitarist Haja Bebe, and it was under this name that the ‘little one’ would prick ears worldwide. Bombino’s time in exile was the subject of Agadez, the Music and the Rebellion, a 2010 documentary by filmmaker Ron Wyman, who would help bring the artist into the limelight; a year later Bombino had released his first-full length, Agadez, which would top the iTunes World Chart and inspire The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach to work with Bombino for his 2013 follow up, Nomad. So basically the mere act of playing a guitar is an act of rebellion and protest. Bombino with Imuhar (Freemen) off of his 2013 Nomad release. Freemen What good is it to have Freemen who sleep in this world of suffering Wake up, my people Straighten up, my people Confront the difficulties of your current situation A long road awaits you What good is it to have Freemen who sleep in this world of suffering Freemen suffering shows us that times have changed
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