Tamikrest live at the Borderline
Touareg band come to London with their African roots rock.
Wed 19th May 2010, 07:00pm – 11:40pm
The Borderline, Orange Yard, Off Manette Street, London W1D 4JB
Category: Music
Tamikrest, led by 27-year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist Ousmane Ag Mossa, are a desert blues/rock band singing in Tamashek, the language of the Touareg (nomadic people inhabiting the Saharan desert across various countries, including Niger, Algeria, Libya and Mali). They can be seen as the “spiritual sons” of Tinariwen. “Adagh” was recorded at the famous Studio Bogolan in Bamako (which was founded by the late Ali Farka Toure) and produced by Chris Eckman, leader of acclaimed US band The Walkabouts who has also collaborated with Willard Grant Conspiracy and many others and is one third of Dirtmusic.
Tamikrest (w/ support from Dirtmusic)
The Borderline
Orange Yard
Off Manette Street
London
W1D 4JB