Once a week, Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. Here's a recent mix.
Latest desert blues tracks
Gordon Koang - Tiel e Nei Nywal Ke Ran (We Don't Have a Problem With Anyone)
PitchforkFollow “The South Sudanese star reflects and celebrates the liminal life of a refugee on his first album recorded in Australia,…” on Aug 14th, 2020 →
TootArd - Moonlight
The QuietusFollow “Armed with a Yamaha PSR-62 synthesizer, TootArd's second album creates dreamlike effects, finds Richie Troughton” on Aug 12th, 2020 →
Alhousseini Anivolla - Algher
The Slow Music Movement BlogFollow “Sharada Shashidhar - Rahu (Leaving Records) A fine & fresh debut release from Shashidhar as she declares her arrival on…” on May 24th, 2020 →
Tamikrest - Awnafin
The QuietusFollow “Tamikrest take assouf desert blues into new territory on their new album Tamotaït, finds Richie Troughton” on May 18th, 2020 →
Abdallah Ag Oumbadougou - Ifitalane
27 LeggiesFollow “I have mentioned here before the excellent Sahel Sounds label, whose mission to promote the music of the Sahel region…” on Mar 28th, 2020 →
Tinariwen - Kel Tinawen (feat. Cass McCombs)
if it be your willFollow “There is a hazy expansiveness to Tuareg band Tinariwen’s music that recalls the desert setting in which it was created.…” on Dec 22nd, 2019 →
Abdallah Ag Oumbadougou - Thingalene
An Aquarium DrunkardFollow “Bandcamping returns! As the year comes to a close, dig into some more recent/random/recommended offerings via Bandcamp. Put some money…” on Dec 2nd, 2019 →
Ahmed Ag Kaedy - Imetawan
Cast the DiceFollow “There’s less than a month to go before Le Guess Who? takes over Utrecht. With over 150 artists set to…” on Oct 8th, 2019 →
Songhoy Blues - Time To Go Home David Ferguson Mix
BrooklynVeganFollow “Plus: Songhoy Blues, Massive Attack, American Football, Anti-Flag, Taken, Twin Temple, and more tour-related news. Continue reading…” on Sep 13th, 2019 →
Tinariwen - Taqkal Tarha (feat. Micah Nelson)
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Photos by Marie Planeille In some ways, the members of Tinariwen were like any other teenagers anywhere in the world:…” on Sep 4th, 2019 →
Afous d'Afous - Dounya Hi
DoklandsFollow “I normally like my Saharan guitar music rough round the edges. If it doesn't sound like it was played with…” on Sep 2nd, 2019 →
Noura Mint Seymali - Tzenni
Chicago ReaderFollow “Mauritania doesn’t have the global pop footprint of its neighbor Senegal; its local musical culture is dominated by traditional forms…” on Aug 8th, 2019 →
Tamikrest - Tisnant an Chatma
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Photo by Chris Sikich Singer-songwriter-guitarist Steve Wynn is to ’80s and ’90s American alternative rock as Kevin Bacon is to…” on May 9th, 2019 →
Ahmoudou Madassane - Zerzura Reprise
The Vinyl FactoryFollow “From desert drum machines to Taureg blues ballads, Bamako hip-hop to field recorded minimalism, Sahel Sounds is exposing a different…” on Mar 26th, 2019 →
Group Doueh - Zayna Jumma
The QuietusFollow “Ahead of a night dedicated to the label as part of Berlin's Find The File festival, Alan Bishop, one of…” on Mar 14th, 2019 →
Bombino - Tehigren
BrooklynVeganFollow “Having made his last two albums in New York with Dirty Projectors' Dave Longstreth and Nashville with The Black Keys'…” on Dec 4th, 2018 →
Sourakata Koite - Ha-Madi
DoklandsFollow “Sourakata Koite is a Senegalese kora player whose album En Hollande is supposed to be getting a re-issue rather shortly.…” on Nov 12th, 2018 →
Tamikrest - Imanin bas zihoun
27 LeggiesFollow “I had been looking forward to seeing Tamikrest in concert in London next week, and then I learned yesterday that…” on Nov 7th, 2018 →