hypersongs

Elwan

The seventh album, recorded in Joshua Tree, Morocco and Paris.
Tinariwen, 2017

The title means the elephants and comes from the song "Tenere Taqqal"; Eyadou Ag Leche told The Quietus it is a metaphor for big companies, corrupted politicians and extremists. They played four days at Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree and recorded most of the rest in a dune camp near M'hamid El Ghizlane, which he called the best studio ever. Metacritic scores it 86, Pitchfork gave 8.2 and the Guardian 4 of 5, and it earned a 2017 Grammy nomination for Best World Music Album.

Track listing

  1. Tiwayyen3:45
  2. Sastanaqqam3:24
  3. Nizzagh Ijbal3:39
  4. Hayati3:23
  5. Ittus3:45
  6. Tenere Taqqal4:25
  7. Imidiwan n-akall-in3:33
  8. Talyat4:14
  9. Assawt3:39
  10. Arhegh ad annagh2:47
  11. Nannuflay5:03

More from Tinariwen

Amassakoul = ⵎⵙⵘⵍ (2006), Aman Iman: Water Is Life (2007), Imidiwan: Companions (2009), Tassili (2011), Emmaar (2014), Amadjar (2019), Kel Tinariwen (2022), Amatssou (2023)

Sources

  1. Elwan (album), Wikipedia
  2. Tinariwen: Marching to a different dune, The Quietus (2017)