Tinariwen

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Tinariwen (plural of ténéré "desert") is a band of Tuareg-Berber musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. The band's fifth album Tassili, released in 2011, won the Award for Best World Music Album at the 54th Grammy Awards. Formed in 1982, in strikingly unusual circumstances for a musical ensemble, Tinariwen blend ancient musical traditions with radical contemporary politics. Despite severe natural and man-made hardships... Read more about Tinariwen on Last.fm.

Type: Group
Area: Mali
Founded: 1982
Tags: african world mali blues world music

ACHIEVEMENTS

ALBUMS
6
ALBUM WEEKS
51
FIRST WEEK
16/04
LAST WEEK
12/17

ALBUMS

Peak Title First Week Weeks Last Week
#41
1 wk
Aman Iman: Water Is Life by  Tinariwen
06/07 - 14/07 wks: 6
06/07 6 14/07
#80
1 wk
Amassakoul by  Tinariwen
16/04 - 31/04 wks: 13
16/04 13 31/04
#31
1 wk
Elwan by  Tinariwen
07/17 - 12/17 wks: 10
07/17 10 12/17
#55
1 wk
Emmaar by  Tinariwen
07/14 - 12/14 wks: 6
07/14 6 12/14
#81
1 wk
Imidiwan: Companions by  Tinariwen
33/09 - 43/09 wks: 5
33/09 5 43/09
#15
1 wk
Tassili by  Tinariwen
35/11 - 38/11 wks: 11
35/11 11 38/11
#15 16/04 51 12/17