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Tinariwen - Amassakoul [FLAC] TQMP
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Audio > FLAC
Files:
25
Size:
236.27 MB

Tag(s):
TQMP world.music desert.blues touareg
Quality:
+1 / -0 (+1)

Uploaded:
May 3, 2008
By:
pastafari



Tinariwen - Amassakoul
2004

Brought to you by TQMP
The Quality Music Project

Amazon top 100 reviewer
With their enthralling mix of sounds that are both exotic and familiar, Tinariwen are the world music find of the year. This band is an unlikely story in itself, at least to the Western mindset - made up of members of the Touareg people of North Africa who sing in their native tongue, Tamascheck, but have added bluesy electric guitars and bass to their traditional music. Thus we have a sound like John Lee Hooker laying it down in the Sahara. And from what I understand, Tinariwen also have a political aspect to their story, as they apparently had to flee their homeland in the nation of Mali, due to government oppression, and ended up based in Algeria and France. Thus their music has a true revolutionary wisdom that American rockers could only dream of. The songs on this disc are relentlessly unique and fascinating. "Oualahila ar Tesninam" really rocks out with swinging delta blues licks and sparse desert percussion, while the emotional "Chet Boghassa" adds airy and arid acoustic guitars. "Arawan" is highly haunting with minimalist strumming and eerily mumbled vocals, while "Aldhechen Manin" has a sinuous bass-driven groove that is distantly related to reggae, possibly by way of West Africa. A further surprise is the guitar-less "Assoul," consisting only of throat-singing cantorial vocals and creepy flute. An added bonus is the CD booklet, containing poems in English that either represent or directly translate Tinariwen's lyrics. The words accompanying the music are absolutely stirring, and one of my favorite lines is also the title of this review. Watch for Tinariwen to top a lot of "best world music" lists this year. [~doomsdayer520~] 
http://www.amazon.com/Amassakoul-Tinariwen/dp/B0006213NU

Tracks
1- Amassakoul 'N' Tenere
2- Oualahila Ar Tesninam
3- Chatma
4- Arawan
5- Chet Boghassa
6- Amidinin
7- Tenere Dafeo Nikchan
8- Aldhechen Manin
9- Alkhar Dessouf
10- Eh Massina Sintadoben
11- Assoul

Artwork (300dpi scan) included.

Format: FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) 
http://flac.sourceforge.net/index.html 

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Comments

I thought my fellow pirates were ready for another Tinariwen release...

Can you hear that rebel music coming from the desert? Crank it up, mi hermano!

Viva Tinariwen! ;)




Can you hear that rebel music coming from the desert?

YES I can, I love this band pastafari.

Rest assured it will cranked up really high (hmm, sounds like a Slaughter & The Dogs moment there) at my end :D
Their really strokin' that Electric Guitar! hehe Thanks for this.
Yeah, one of the most exciting bands I've discovered in years ;) I'm gonna release their debut album to complete their discography here :)
You're really pushin' the boat out here :) Thanx!
Dude, You rock for finding this gem of a CD, I'll be tasting the rest of their music which, from the sound of things, is quite similar in beauty.
Thank you, great person from the internet.
There are a lot of good FLAC d/l's here, but this one is seriously marred by the kind of scratchy noise that comes from a bad rip. It is extremely noticeable throughout, but anyone who doubts it, just d/l Amidinin (track 6) and listen around 1:28 for about 20 seconds. If you can't hear a layer of crackling from the compressed sound, lucky for you. On my audio speakers it makes this d/l worthless, even though the music is great. (FLAC is NOT lossless. This bitrate here is only 724 kbps.)
ribit, so basically you're saying the EAC log included in this release, which shows no errors, is wrong... mm... and FLAC is not LOSSLESS? What else? The earth is flat? At least learn how to use google, it will save you from embarrassment in the future.
the priate pay ..... great music, always!!
Don't listen to ribit's comment, somebody saying that flac is not lossless mustn't be able able to set up his speakers properly...
Great rip, great music. Thanks!