Imarhan
The debut, cut quickly near Paris with Tinariwen's bassist producing, and hailed as the arrival of a new generation.
Imarhan, 2016
- Released
- 29 April 2016
- Recorded
- 2014
- Studio
- Montreuil, Paris
- Label
- City Slang
- Producer
- Eyadou Ag Leche and Patrick Votan
Recorded in Montreuil in 2014 and released by City Slang under licence from Wedge, it was engineered by Nicolas Dufournet and Patrick Votan, mixed by Maxime Kosinetz and mastered by Benjamin Weber. Eyadou Ag Leche co-produced and shares some writing credits. Sadam said each song had its own subject, among them love, Tuareg life, social issues, the desert and nature, and that the album had no overall concept. The singles were Tahabort and Imarhan, the latter with a video filmed in Tamanrasset by Dalel Ziour.
The Guardian's Neil Spencer gave it four stars and called it an assured, ear-opening debut. Songlines made it Editor's Choice, Caught by the River heard slow-burn Saharan space jams, and KLOF called it very much their own blend.
Track listing
- Tarha Tadagh3:06
- Tahabort3:30
- Ibas Ichikkou5:44
- Idarchan Net3:53
- Assossamagh3:44
- Imarhan4:04
- Addounia Azdjazzaqat3:46
- Id Islegh4:58
- Arodj N-Inizdjam4:00
- Alwak4:33
Personnel
- Sadam lead vocals, guitar, backing vocals
- Abdelkader Ourzig guitar, backing vocals
- Hicham Bouhasse guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Tahar Khaldi bass, backing vocals
- Haiballah Akhamouk percussion, backing vocals
- Amar Chaoui percussion
- Felix Beguin organ, additional electric guitar
- Hachem Ben Khridla guitar
- Julien Cavard electric guitar on Imarhan
- Toulou Kiki backing vocals on Tahabort and Id Islegh
- Eyadou Ag Leche producer
- Patrick Votan producer, engineer
- Nicolas Dufournet engineer
- Maxime Kosinetz mixing
- Benjamin Weber mastering
More from Imarhan
Sources
- Imarhan, Bandcamp
- Imarhan (release), MusicBrainz
- Imarhan review, Songlines (2016-06)
- Imarhan: album review, KLOF Mag (2016-06)
- New Generation: An Interview With Imarhan, The Quietus (2016-01-28)