Chatma

Sisters: the record dedicated to Tuareg women in the Mali war, and the Songlines album of 2013.
Tamikrest, 2013

Released
13 September 2013
Recorded
March to May 2013
Studio
Sono Studios, Nouzov, Czech Republic
Label
Glitterbeat
Producer
Chris Eckman

The first Glitterbeat release, recorded and mastered by Milan Cimfe in the Czech Republic and produced by Chris Eckman, with all songs by Ag Mossa. The title means sisters. Ag Mossa said the oldest song, Timtar, had been written about ten years before. Songlines gave it five stars and said the band were fast becoming the most rock-friendly of the Touareg guitar groups. It went to number one on the World Music Charts Europe and won the Songlines award for best album of 2013.

Track listing

  1. Tisnant An Chatma4:51
  2. Imanin Bas Zihoun3:23
  3. Itous3:26
  4. Achaka Achail Aynaian Daghchilan4:11
  5. Djanegh Etoumast3:56
  6. Assikal4:48
  7. Toumast Anlet5:13
  8. Takma4:36
  9. Adounia Tabarat2:36
  10. Timtar4:53

More from Tamikrest

Adagh (2010), Toumastin (2011), Taksera (2015), Tamotaït (2020)

Sources

  1. Tamikrest: Chatma, Discogs
  2. Tamikrest interview, The Quietus (2013-10-16)
  3. Chatma review, Songlines (2013)