For the release of the Saharan group’s new album Amatssou (fear), one of the key members – Abdallah Ag Alhousseini – gave an interview to PAM in the desert of southern Algeria to talk about Tinariwen’s destiny and their message.

The Nigerien and British bands’ respective drummers Souleymane Ibrahim and Morgan Simpson met up for a jam in Chicago. Rough Trade Records recorded this happy encounter. In September 2022, Chicago’s Electrical Audio studios became the […]

The well known band Tinariwen offers a reissue of their first album Kel Tinariwen, initially released on cassette in 1991 and produced by Keltoum Sennhauser. The Malian band Tinariwen, needs no introduction, yet some of […]

A look back at Sahel Sounds limited WhatsApp EP series that will soon be released on vinyl in a greatest hits compilation. “WhatsApp has become the main way to communicate in Sahel”, explained Christopher Kirkley […]

The Tuareg guitarist takes us behind the scenes of his album in a 10-minute short film, shot in Niger.  Afrique Victime, by Mdou Moctar, has been one of the defining albums of the year so […]

The Tuareg blues band from Niger has unveiled its new project: a live album recorded long before the health crisis. As their name suggests, these artists come from Illighadad, a village located in the Sahara, […]