West African artists Imarhan have my attention today

[The Polack MSgt]

Last edited Thu Dec 29, 2022, 08:11 PM - Edit history (1)

[jmbar2]

1. stunningly beautiful

I love the absolute gems that you post. Thanks!

[The Polack MSgt]

2. Aww shucks

[highplainsdem]

3. Thanks, Sarge! I'd never heard of them. Googling for a bit of info:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imarhan

Imarhan is an Algerian Tuareg desert rock quintet formed in 2006, in Tamanrasset, Algeria.[1][2][3] Their first two albums, Imarhan and Temet, were released on German record label City Slang.[4]

https://imarhan.bandcamp.com/

Imarhan, meaning 'the ones I care about’, started out around 2008, a loose collection of friends who began to play together. Their reflects their cultural and generational background; dry guitar riffs, pop melodies and pan-African rhythms which draw on traditional Tuareg music, African ballads and the modern pop and rock the band heard growing up.

And much more info and music videos here:

https://livesessions.npr.org/artists/imarhan

EDITING to add that the Related Videos under those NPR videos showcasing Imarhan feature other artists you might find interesting.

[The Polack MSgt]

4. Thanks for the info highplainsdem