Africa Is a Country

They Shoot Tamikrest

Africa Is a Country Podcast
African Five-a-Side Podcast

They Shoot Tamikrest

By
Tom Devriendt

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“I well remember hearing my first Tinariwen songs. I was about five. After the death of my mother, my father was obliged to take me to live with my grown-up sister. One morning I was sitting in front of the house and this guy walked by singing a song by Inteyeden called ‘Imidiwan Kel Hoggar’ (‘My Friends the Hoggar People’). It went straight into my brain.” (Ousmane Ag Mossa, lead singer of Tamikrest)

Tamikrest (from Northern Mali) recently toured Europe where they recorded this session for They Shoot Music – Don’t They.

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—Tom Devriendt

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