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 tuareg tracks
Mdou Moctar - Tala Tannam
An Aquarium DrunkardFollow “Though Mdou Moctar firmly fits the bill of "guitar hero," his new album Afrique Victime demonstrates how he's grown as…” on May 20th, 2021 →
Mdou Moctar - Chismiten
PitchforkFollow “Read Sam Sodomsky’s review of the album.” on May 19th, 2021 →
Idassane Wallet Mohamed - Inarègh
27 LeggiesFollow “More from the back catalogue of the excellent Sahel Sounds label for you today, with Tuareg sounds from Northern Mali…” on Apr 2nd, 2021 →
Les Filles de Illighadad - Telillite
For The RabbitsFollow “We Say… It’s been over a decade since Austin Crane, the man behind Valley Maker, shared his self-titled debut album,…” on Feb 23rd, 2021 →
Mdou Moctar - Tiknass (Sunbone)
DoklandsFollow “Tuarag guitar maestro Mdou Moctar is one of Doklands' favourite desert blues performers. He's defiantly modern in his style, while…” on Jun 17th, 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 →
Les Filles de Illighadad - Achibaba
Super Super SoundsFollow “Les Filles de Illighadad by Les Filles de Illighadad Fatou Seidi Ghali & Alamnou Akrouni - Les Filles de Illighadad…” on May 9th, 2020 →
Les Filles de Illighadad - Telilit
You Hear That?!?Follow “Three cheers for Bandcamp, y’all! Once again, the impressively benevolent music community and sales platform is waiving its usual 15%…” on May 1st, 2020 →
Afous d'Afous - Tarhanine Tegla
27 LeggiesFollow “I mentioned at the weekend that I had bagged a couple of fantastic albums from the Sahel Sound label. Today…” on Apr 2nd, 2020 →
Mdou Moctar - Ibitlan
Sound Of The DayFollow “New single out today. Blog favourite Mdou Moctar is a Tuareg songwriter and musician based in Agadez, Niger. According to…” on Mar 7th, 2020 →
Etran de L'Aïr - Houlhine Ayagolamane
Sound Of The DayFollow “The name Etran de L’Aïr translates to “the Stars of the Aïr,” the mountainous region of Northern Niger. Every month…” on Feb 2nd, 2020 →
Mdou Moctar - Kamane Tarhanin
The Listening Post BlogFollow “It takes a lot of determination to go against the grain of ancient religious traditions, but for Nigerian artist Mahamadou…” on Jan 2nd, 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 →
Mdou Moctar - Tarhatazed
For The Sake Of The SongFollow “I you dig the Tuareg desert blues of Tinariwen and Bombino, better check out Mahamadou 'Mdou Moctar' Souleymane, too. The…” on Sep 16th, 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 →