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
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 →
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 →
Mdou Moctar - Kamane Tarhanin (Ilana: The Creator, 2019)
bodyspaceFollow “E os primeiros a serem vislumbrados pelo óculo do festival leiriense A Porta são Manel Cruz, Mdou Moctar, The Mauskovic…” on Mar 21st, 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 →
Tamikrest - Tamiditin
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 →
Bombino - Deran Deran Alkheir (Well Wishes)
DoklandsFollow “Omara Moctar is a Tuareg guitarist who goes by the name Bombino. Deran Deran Alkheir comes from his 2018 release…” on Aug 10th, 2018 →
Imarhan - Azzaman
Bandcamp DailyFollow “The fuzzed-out, trance-inducing psychedelia of Tuareg guitar has become one of the more celebrated sounds in African music over the…” on Feb 27th, 2018 →
Toumast - Maraou Oran
27 LeggiesFollow “Some hypnotic Tuareg blues from Niger to get you into the mood for Christmas. You can almost hear those sleigh…” on Dec 22nd, 2017 →
Tamikrest - Wainan Adobat
Louder Than WarFollow “Tamikrest – Kidal (Glitterbeat Records) LP / CD / DL Out Now 7.5 / 10 Malian Desert Rockers release their…” on Jun 21st, 2017 →