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Tamikrest - Adagh
Released: 01/03/2010
Glitterhouse
Mali’s highly kinetic musical exports aren’t limited to the spiritually attuned boogie of Amadou & Mariam. There’s a particular kind of spit-and-sawdust rock’n’roll that Tinariwen demonstrated very successfully on their most recent album. Tamikrest take that dusty baton and run with it on this pithy platter.
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Guardian“Impressive young contenders...” Although this album has inevitable echoes of the loping, rhythmic guitar style of Tinariwen, the desert blues is mixed with thoughtful, breathy laments in which the drifting guitar work makes them sound like the African answer to an Americana band...
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80 %
The Telegraph“Redolent of light flooding over rock...” If some of their melodies feel familiar from their older mentors, Tinariwen, they pitch into them with greater freshness...
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The Independent“They're at their best when they strip everything back...” It's perfectly pleasant, and may convert a few more rock fans to the idea that Saharan desert blues isn't as alien as they thought, but there's not much that's rebellious about this Touareg rebel blues...
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