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Album Review: Tinariwen - Live In Paris 2014

Brendan Telford
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"There are some spellbinding moments such as the three-part collaboration with the queen of the tinde drum, Lalla Badi."

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It is difficult to describe to new listeners the sinuous, transformative grooves that Tuareg psych-blues travellers Tinariwen effortlessly embody. And while Live In Paris 2014 doesn't quite get there (what live album ever does?), the recording goes some way to highlighting the hypnotic yet euphoric power the band wields. 

There are some spellbinding moments such as the three-part collaboration with the queen of the tinde drum, Lalla Badi, while here is a three dimensionality in the live recordings of Tamiditan Tan Ufrawan and Imidiwan Ahi Sigidam that is imbued with pure sonic rapture.