Tinariwen reflects on music, memory, and belonging in an intimate conversation about desert blues, exile, and finding home ...

Tuareg greats Imarhan released their new album Aboogi today via City Slang. The album features a number of notable guests, including Tinariwen’s Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni, and Super Furry Animals’ Gruff ...

Said to be the first Tuareg woman to professionally play guitar, Fatou Seidi Ghali began secretly learning the instrument after her brother brought a guitar home from Libya. Ghali told The Guardian ...

Musician Omara Moctar, better known as guitar virtuoso Bombino, will bring his signature sound — a blend of traditional Tuareg melodies, called desert blues, and contemporary guitar work — to The Arts ...

Omara Moctar, globally known as “Bombino,” brought the sounds of music inspired by the vast Niger deserts to Los Angeles World Airports on Monday, Oct. 2. The Tuareg guitarist from Niger became known ...

In the mood for 'Folk Music of the Sahara Among the Tuareg of Libya' on your favorite screen? Finding where to stream, rent, buy, or watch where to watch this Hisham Mayet directed movie can be tricky ...

Deep in the heart of central Niger, nomadic Tuareg people make their living and create music in the scrublands of the Saharan desert. The music reflects centuries-old traditions: Goatskin drums, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Omara “Bombino” ...

Richard Bishop (bassist for the Sun City Girls) and Hisham Mayet shot this video documentary at an unnamed music festival in a Saharan trading depot called Ghadames. Their subjects, the Tuareg or Kel ...