For nearly 20 years, Terakaft has been a mainstay of the rich Saharan rock and blues scene. Originally from Mali, the band began its career in 1992 and has since gravitated around Tinariwen, a leading Tuareg music collective of which some of Terakaft’s musicians are members. Their latest album, Alone<\/em>, dates from 2015, a troubled period for northern Mali which had inspired the band. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The group, which now operates around a duo, is now set to return with a hybrid project: Jagwar<\/em>, a 7inch vinyl record produced by Justin Adams and accompanied by a novel written by Philippe Brix, Terakaft’s manager since the beginning. This book is apparently his “learning novel<\/em>“, “a lifetime adventure<\/em>” that will take the reader from Mali to Morocco, from Mauritania to Europe and America. Jagwar <\/em>by Terakaft, out on April 15 via Secousse<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are the mysterious words that the label Secousse revealed about this writing: “Welcome to the fascinating world of Terakaft […]. A world made of light, dust, goats, tree shadows, gas, tea and fire. A world where teenagers don\u2019t dream of being footballers but guitarists like Ibrahim of Tinariwen, like Sanou of Terakaft, or like Ousmane of Tamikrest. A world made of constant stuggles, of war zones, where getting a visa to tour is nearly impossible, where covering your face and head with tuareg turbans to face the desert winds will turn you into a potential islamist when boarding an airplane<\/em>\u201d. Until we know more, listen to the track “Jagwar”, already available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n