Band bio

Tinariwen

Tinariwen - Cardiff University Great Hall 24th October.

 

Following performances at the Glastonbury Festival in late June and the itunes Festival at London's Roundhouse, Tinariwen have announced details of a U.K. tour in October. In the past eight years the band have continued their steady ascent playing over 700 concerts in Europe as well as releasing a further two albums, Amassakoul in 2004 and Aman Iman in 2007. Along the way they have picked up a number of awards (BBC Award for World Music in 2005 and the prestigious Praetorius Music Prize in Germany in 2008) and a raft of ‘legendary' fans including the likes of Robert Plant, Carlos Santana, Brian Eno, Thom Yorke, TV on the Radio and Bono & the Edge.

 

Tinariwen released their fourth album, Imidiwan : Companions  through Independiente in late June.

 

The 13-track album, produced by Jean-Paul Romann, who had previously worked with Tinariwen on their debut album, The Radio Tisdas Sessions in 2001, was recorded in Tessalit, the Malian dessert village home of band members Ibrahim Ag Alhabib & Hassan Ag Touhami.

 

They play Cardiff on the 24th October, tickets are priced at £18 and are available from this website and www.ticketlineuk.com.

 

Legendary for having traded their Kalashnikovs for Guitars in the 80's their mesmerizing live show is a rare treat not to be missed.

 

 


Official Site:  http://www.tinariwen.com/

Myspace:  http://www.myspace.com/tinariwen