Toumastin
The second album, which Songlines heard as the music of resistance, with organ and viola added to the desert guitars.
Tamikrest, 2011
- Released
- 22 April 2011
- Recorded
- 20 to 30 October 2010
- Studio
- Studio Bogolan, Bamako
- Label
- Glitterhouse
- Producer
- Chris Eckman
Made at Bogolan in October 2010 and again produced and mixed by Chris Eckman, with liner notes by Andy Morgan. Most of the songs are Ag Mossa's, one co-written with Cheikh Ag Tiglia, and two, Tarhamanine Assinegh and Tidit, are by Mahmoud Ag Ahmouden, who sings them. Guests added organ, keyboards, viola, trombone and percussion.
Nigel Williamson gave it five stars in Songlines and pointed to instruments never before heard on a Touareg album. He heard its range running from hypnotic dub on Nak Amadjar Nidounia to acoustic folk-rock on Addektegh and psych-rock guitar on Aratan N Tinariwen.
Track listing
- Tizarate0:21
- Fassous Tarahnet4:56
- Nak Amadjar Nidounia4:06
- Aratan N Tinariwen3:45
- Ayitma Madjam3:28
- Aidjan Adaky5:01
- Addektegh2:42
- Tarhamanine Assinegh4:27
- Nak Akaline Tinza (Tinzaouatene)3:01
- Tidit4:14
- Dihad Tedoun Itran6:26
Personnel
- Ousmane Ag Mossa vocals, lead and acoustic guitar
- Cheick Ag Tiglia bass, slide and acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Aghaly Ag Mohamedine djembe, percussion, backing vocals
- Ibrahim Ag Ahmed Salim drums, calabash
- Mossa Ag Borayba rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Fatma Wallet Cheick vocals
- Bassa Wallet Abdamou backing vocals
- Mahmoud Ag Ahmouden vocals and guitar on Tarhamanine Assinegh and Tidit
- Mossa Ag Ahmed electric guitar on Nak Akaline Tinza
- Chris Eckman producer, organ
- Chris Cacavas keyboards
- Matjaž Sekne viola
- Blaž Celarec percussion
- Rok Štirn trombone
More from Tamikrest
Adagh (2010), Chatma (2013), Taksera (2015), Tamotaït (2020)
Sources
- Toumastin, Bandcamp
- Tamikrest: Toumastin, Discogs
- Toumastin review, Songlines (2011)