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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelCraft Records
EAN0888072419759
eBay Product ID (ePID)4057488590
Product Key Features
Era2000s
Release Year2022
FormatRecord
FeaturesStudio Recording
GenreWorld Music, Jazz, New Age
TypeAlbum
StyleAfrican Traditions, Spiritual, Ethnic Fusion
ArtistTinariwen
Release TitleAman Iman: Water Is Life
Additional Product Features
DistributionUniversal Music
Number of Tracks12
Country/Region of ManufactureMali
Reviews"It has a fierce, loping pace that evokes the harsh but beautiful landscape of the Sahara and the Touareg's nomadic way of life.", "High female ululations punctuate the parched declamations of the male voices, electric guitars knit across the sands, accompanied by minimal percussion and massed voices.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "Tinariwen's third album again sounds thrillingly unlike anything else on the planet....With dense, pulsing guitars...", "They make music that combines hypnotic grooves with gutsy, blues-derived guitar riffs and Arabic-sounding percussion...", "AMAN IMAN is at once sinewy and spooky, with lyrical concerns that address both societal oppression and a metaphysical bent borne of the desperate beauty of their home in the sands.", 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Every syncopated hand clap pattern and tightly coiled guitar solo contributes to the emotional impact of the band's elegantly restrained delivery.", "It's a tight communal sound with irresistible riffs that unroll for mile upon mile and songs that never run out of steam."
Saw Tinariwen at Latitude festival a couple of years ago and have been wanting to get an album of their work since then. This album really pleases me - flat, clean and dynamic pressing (not as good as seeing them live, but what is :) ).