The 20th Anniversary edition of Tinariwen's first studio album 'The Radio Tisdas Sessions' has been remastered and repackaged with a bonus unreleased bonus track, exclusive photos and brand-new liner notes. Tinariwen are Tuaregs, children of a nomadic Berber tribe who have roamed the Saharan desert for thousands of years. Over recent centuries, colonialism has seen the Tuareg's ancestral territory partitioned into distinct countries - Mali, Algeria, Libya, Niger. This drawing of borders has turned the Tuareg into ishumar, a displaced people in search of a homeland lost to them. Tinariwen's music - a blend of West African traditional music and electrified rock'n'roll - speaks directly to this feeling of longing: a sound that critics have called 'desert blues'.
Track Listing:
1. Le Chant Des Fauves - Tinariwen (7.33)
2. Nar Djenetbouba - Tinariwen (4.47)
3. Imidiwaren - Tinariwen (6.26)
4. Zin Es Gourmeden - Tinariwen (5.22)
5. Afours Afours - Tinariwen (5.27)
6. Tessalit - Tinariwen (3.58)
7. Khedou Khedou - Tinariwen (6.13)
8. Mataraden Anexan - Tinariwen (5.47)
9. Bismillah - Tinariwen (4.22)
10. Tin-essako - Tinariwen (2.09)
11. Ham Tinahghin Ane Yallah (Bonus Track) - Tinariwen
Year of Production: 2001
