Kent McLeodThe Tuareg ExperienceWithin a quiet barren landscape, a lone wandering truck drives along a deserted road through the Saharan desert in southern Algeria with…Jul 17
InThe Geopolitical EconomistbySadman IshrakTuareg rebellion: one of the longest ongoing conflictTuaregs have been fighting since 1916, a fight for their land, their right, and their freedom. This 107 year old struggle started against…Jan 41
Maria NoelAfrican Roots and Rhythms: Bombino (Niger)The New York Times hailed him as “the sultan of shred” and Noisey claims he is “the world’s best guitarist.” He is the first Nigerien…Jun 26Jun 26
Ondrej HavelkaSaharan Tuareg: Muslims with a Christian Past and Polytheistic RootsThe Tuareg are an extremely interesting people with a fascinating (and very dramatic) history and religion.Feb 23Feb 23
SBM IntelligenceClash of the titansMali’s Tuareg rebels, represented by the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), reported capturing a fifth military base from the Malian…Oct 12, 2023Oct 12, 2023
Kent McLeodThe Tuareg ExperienceWithin a quiet barren landscape, a lone wandering truck drives along a deserted road through the Saharan desert in southern Algeria with…Jul 17
InThe Geopolitical EconomistbySadman IshrakTuareg rebellion: one of the longest ongoing conflictTuaregs have been fighting since 1916, a fight for their land, their right, and their freedom. This 107 year old struggle started against…Jan 41
Maria NoelAfrican Roots and Rhythms: Bombino (Niger)The New York Times hailed him as “the sultan of shred” and Noisey claims he is “the world’s best guitarist.” He is the first Nigerien…Jun 26
Ondrej HavelkaSaharan Tuareg: Muslims with a Christian Past and Polytheistic RootsThe Tuareg are an extremely interesting people with a fascinating (and very dramatic) history and religion.Feb 23
SBM IntelligenceClash of the titansMali’s Tuareg rebels, represented by the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), reported capturing a fifth military base from the Malian…Oct 12, 2023
InThe RiffbyMaria NoelAfrican Roots and Rhythms: Tamikrest (Tuareg)I make no secret of my love for Tuareg rock and roll. But this band is probably my favorite. Formed in 2006 in the desert town of Kidal in…Jun 7, 2023
Ana Saplala25 of my favorite albums of 2022: #6 — Etran de L’Air, “Agadez”By the direction of the sun and the stars, in the hidden oasis, a man in a blue veil will find water, because the man in the blue veil has…Jun 6, 2023
InThe RiffbyMaria NoelAfrican Roots and Rhythms: Genres, Part 3 (North Africa)A basic definition of a music genre is way to classify the style of music. The music industry uses it as a way to market the music to a…Apr 5, 2023