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http://www.sendspace.com/file/wps881
Tinariwen is a band formed in 1982 of Tuareg people who had been conscripted into Muammar al-Gaddafi’s army. They play in the Tishoumaren (“music of the unemployed”) style, and sing mostly in the French and Tamashek languages. Their songs mostly cover the subject of independence for their people from the government of Mali.
Having recorded many albums available on cassette over their eighteen years, the group recorded their first album for the CD format in December 2000; the album was known as The Radio Tisdas Sessions and was their first recording available outside of Africa.
The Western world first took great notice of Tinariwen due to their performance at Le Festival au D