Tinariwen – Imidiwan

Guardian“Deeply personal music...” For more than 30 years, this ragged band of rebel Touaregs from Mali who, like their music, are all bone and sinew, have been filling the open spaces of the northern Sahara with their endless, winding blues...

The Times“Not yet reviewed”

The Telegraph“As though it emanates from the rock and sand of the Sahara itself...” It’s invigorating to encounter music that sounds utterly unselfconscious, that mines its own earthy terrain apparently indifferent to the fact that the rest of the world is even listening...

The Independent“Recorded deeper in the desert than their previous albums...” Whichever poet takes the lead, the sound remains essentially the same, with the band's waspish tendrils of guitar braiding hypnotically into skeins of subtle strength, a musical metaphor for the power of their fellowship...

Uncut“True grit! The desert-bluesers’ fourth is raw, and all the better for it.” Oddly, the more raw and lo-fi you record Tinariwen, the more the cross-cultural connections start to jump out...

allmusic“Not yet reviewed”

MusicOMH“They keep the fruits of their own highly original work...” Imidiwan, then, builds even on the successful Aman Iman album, Tinariwen's sound forging its own distinctive path with real emotion and a sense of togetherness. Taken on its own merits, this is life-enriching stuff...

Financial Times“Not yet reviewed”

Pitchfork“Not yet reviewed”

Drowned In Sound“Not yet reviewed”