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Tamikrest

Musical Group

Tamikrest is a Tuareg band from the Kidal region of Mali, formed in 2006, blending desert blues, tishoumaren and rock influences.

Kidal (released on Glitterbeat) was recorded in Bamako and produced by Mark Mulholland (mixed by David Odlum). Chris Eckman produced earlier work including Toumastin and the debut Adagh. The band's music is tied to Tuareg culture and the tishoumaren tradition.

DeBaser publishes two reviews of Tamikrest focusing on the albums Kidal and Toumastin. Reviewers highlight the band's desert-blues / tishoumaren sound, political and cultural themes, and a stylistic return to traditional Tuareg forms. Both reviews give the albums favorable ratings and note influences like Tinariwen and Ali Farka Touré.

For:Fans of Tuareg music, desert blues and listeners of world/desert rock.

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 Kidal then ideally becomes the story of a group of young people who leave their homeland borders and the desert to travel the rest of the world to discover what face it has and then return home again and discover that this journey has allowed them to know themselves and their culture, the desert culture that according to Ag Mossa's own words means freedom from all oppressions.

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