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Old 03-28-2009, 06:42 AM   #27 (permalink)
iksosept
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Originally Posted by johne View Post
Tinariwen are from a different strain of Malian people--Tuareg rebels. Their music is much more "Arabic" influenced and political rather than the more mellow traditional Mande. Good stuff.
I didn't know that. I came across them last week, and I really like their record "Amassakoul", it's definitely worth a listen folks!

But yeah, I have no idea what their songs are about.
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