Tinariwen featured in Music of Resistance Documentary

A new 26 min documentary on Tinariwen has been broadcast by Al Jazeera English as part of their ‘Music Of Resistance’ series. The program was filmed on location in the southern Sahara desert and in the UK. It was directed by Jason Breckenridge and presented by Steve ‘Chandrasonic’ from Asian Dub Foundation. This is a visually stunning and musically uplifting piece that shows Tinariwen’s point of view on their music and it’s purpose in their struggle for peace.

From AlJazeera English:

“The nomadic Touareg tribes have endured years of drought and civil war. The one constant through this hardship has been the music of Tinariwen.

Once a group of rebel soldiers, training alongside Colonel Gadaffi in Libya, after years of struggle and violence Tinariwen decided to lay down their guns and fight with a different weapon – music.”

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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this documentary are strictly those of the creators and are not necessarily the views or opinions of IODA Marketing.

Here are two PromoTracks from Tinariwen’s latest full-length:
Tinariwen
“Cler Achel” (mp3)
from “Aman Iman: Water Is Life”
(World Village)