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Tinariwen( tinariwén )【 8 albums 82 lyrics 】
Tinariwen (Tamasheq: ⵜⵏⵔⵓⵏ, with vowels ⵜⵉⵏⴰⵔⵉⵓⴻⵏ, pronounced tinariwen 'deserts', plural of ténéré 'desert') is a Grammy Award-winning group of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. The band was formed in 1979 in Tamanrasset, Algeria, but returned to Mali after a cease-fire in the 1990s. The group first started to gain a following outside the Sahara region in 2001 with the release of The Radio Tisdas Sessions, and with performances at Festival au Désert in Mali and the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Their popularity rose internationally with the release of the critically acclaimed Aman Iman in 2007. NPR calls the group 'music's true rebels,' AllMusic deems the group's music 'a grassroots voice of rebellion,' and Slate calls the group 'rock 'n' roll rebels whose rebellion, for once, wasn't just metaphorical.'

Band members

Tinariwen has always been a collective of singers, songwriters, and musicians who come together in different combinations to play concerts and to record. This is because of the nomadic lifestyle of the Tuareg people and the difficulties of transportation and communication in the Sahara region. The group has never brought exactly the same line-up on its international tours, though several members tour regularly.

Unfortunately, two influential members of Tinariwen are no longer living - founder Inteyeden Ag Ablil (brother of guitarist Liya Ag Ablil) died of a virus in the desert in 1994, and singer Wonou Walet Oumar (sister of former lead vocalist Mina Walet Oumar; not directly related to another former member, Wonou Walet Sidati) died of a kidney infection in 2005. Both remain with the band in spirit.

Active touring members


Ibrahim Ag Alhabib – lead guitar, vocals
Alhassane Ag Touhami – guitar, vocals
Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni – acoustic guitar, vocals
Eyadou Ag Leche – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, calabash, vocals, backing vocals
Said Ag Ayad – percussion, backing vocals
Elaga Ag Hamid – guitar, backing vocals
Abdallah Ag Lamida ('Intidao') – guitar, backing vocals
Mohammed Ag Tahada – percussion
Yad Abderrahmane – guitar, vocals

Non-touring and previous members

Inteyeden Ag Ablil (deceased) – guitar, vocals
Mohammed Ag Itlale (aka 'Japonais') – guitar, vocals
Keddou Ag Ossad – guitar, vocals
Liya Ag Ablil – rhythm guitar, vocals
Sweiloum – guitar, vocals
Foy Foy – guitar, vocals
Abouhadid – guitar, vocals
Wonou Walet Sidati – vocals
Kesa Ag Hamid – vocals
Mina Walet Oumar – vocals
Wonou Walet Oumar (deceased) – vocals
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Album name Release Date  Song    
Live In Paris 2016
1.Tinde (Provided)
2.Tamiditin
3.Koudedazamin (Provided)
4.Imidiwan Ahi Sigidam (Provided)
5.Tamatant Tiley (Provided)
6.Tinde Lala Badi Part 1 (Provided)
7.Azawad (Provided)
8.Tiwayyen (Provided)
9.Emin Assosam (Provided)
10.Tinde Final Tinariwen (Featuring Lala Badi) [Live] (Provided)
Emmaar 2014-02
1.Aghregh Medin (Provided)
2.Timadrit In Sahara (Provided)
3.Imidiwan Ahi Sigdim (Provided)
4.Tahalamot (Provided)
5.Sendad Eghlalan (Provided)
6.Imdiwanin ahi Tifhamam (Provided)
7.Koud Edhaz Emin (Provided)
8.Emajer (Provided)
9.Toumast Tincha (Provided)
10.Chaghaybou (Provided)
11.Arhegh Danagh (Provided)
Tassili 2011
1.Imidiwan Ma Tenam
2.Asuf D Alwa
3.Tenere Taq qim Tossam
4.Ya Messinagh
5.Walla Illa
6.Tameyawt
7.Imidiwan Win Sahara
8.Tamiditin Tan Ufrawan
9.Tiliaden Osamnat
10.Djeredjere
11.Iswegh Attay
12.Takest Tamidaret
Amassakoul 2009-02
1.Amassakoul 'N' Ténéré (Provided)
2.Oualahila Ar Tesninam
3.Chatma
4.Arawan
5.Chet Boghassa (Provided)
6.Amidinin (Provided)
7.Ténéré Daféo Nikchan (Provided)
8.Aldhechen Manin
9.Alkhar Dessouf (Provided)
10.Eh Massina Sintadoben (Provided)
11.Assoul (Provided)
Aman Iman 2009-02
1.Cler Achel
2.Mano Dayak (Provided)
3.Matadjem Yinmixan
4.Ahimana (Provided)
5.Soixante Trois (Provided)
6.Toumast (Provided)
7.Imidiwan Winakalin (Provided)
8.Awa Didjen (Provided)
9.Ikyadarh Dim (Provided)
10.Tamatant Tilay (Provided)
11.Assouf
12.Izarharh Tenere (Provided)
Imidwan 2009
1.Imidiwan Afrik Tendam (Provided)
2.Lulla
3.Tenhert
4.Enseqi Ehad Didagh (Provided)
5.Tahult In (Provided)
6.Tamudjeras Assis (Provided)
7.Intitlayaghen (Provided)
8.Imazaghen N Adagh (Provided)
9.Tenalle Chegret
10.Kel Tamashek (Provided)
11.Assuf Ag Assuf (Provided)
12.Chabiba (Provided)
13.Ere Tasfata Adounia (Provided)
14.Desert Wind (Provided)
The Radio Tisdas Sessions 2006-05
1.Le Chant des Fauves (Provided)
2.Nar Djenetbouba (Provided)
3.Imidiwaren (Provided)
4.Zin es Gourmeden (Provided)
5.Afours Afours (Provided)
6.Tessalit (Provided)
7.Kheddou Kheddou (Provided)
8.Mataraden Anexan (Provided)
9.Bismillah (Provided)
10.Tin-Essako (Provided)
Miscellaneous
1.Tenhert (The Doe)2.Imazeghen n Adagh

Correction of errors in the album information