the Princes of the Desert
Repression of the Tuareg rebellion by the Malian army in 1963, which will succeed the terrible drought of 1973-74, led the first and massive migratory movement towards the Tuareg Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa. Young Tuareg diaspora drop, mostly livestock and begin to rotate precarious work and unemployment. They will be designated now under the name ichoumar (singular, achamour), alteration of the word Berber unemployed. These new generations of exile, expatriation and traumatized by the harsh conditions of their new status, then develop a new political thinking, which will culminate in the struggle for social justice for the Tuareg people. Thus, and following the massacre of Tuareg chiefs by the Nigerian army in the town of Chin Tabaraden in 1990, a group of young fighters launched the rebellion. After five years of bitter struggle, Malian and Nigerian governments signed a peace agreement with some representatives of the rebellion.
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Tinariwen & Carlos Santana:
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Tinariwen & Carlos Santana:
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The birth of the group Tinariwen in 1982 Taghreft is intimately linked to the situation of exile and wandering of the Tuareg people. Tinariwen is the product of that same diaspora. The musicians are all natives of the Adrar des Ifoghas, refugees in the years 1970 to Tamanrasset in southern Algeria. Their poems sing nostalgia and encourage the political awakening of consciousness. They also deal with issues of exile, repression and political demands. The group was first produced in this period of exile, at a party youth or traditional celebrations (weddings, baptisms ...)
Tinariwen will then evolve gradually to full training, combining tradition and modernity. Thus, the singers are accompanied by female singers to relate musically to the traditional camps and adopt the style of "guitars" to affirm its openness towards the modern musical.
Tinariwen is not only the first group ichoumar, but also the best known. The genre tichoumarin plays a role in the cultural recognition of the Tuareg youth. The exile and the resistance is primarily the major themes of ichoumar, but over time, Tinariwen became, by his songs, the symbol of daily life at home Tamashek.
source: http://www.azawan.com/
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