tuareg nomad rockers
ToumastIshumar
Bandleader, Moussa Ag Keyna traded gun for guitar by creating Toumast as his new weapon to fight the oppressive conditions of Tuareg people. (Liner notes house a bit of the history and translations of song’s lyrics). Moussa was inspired by heroes: Tinariwen and their musical messages to get involved in the Tuareg fight, and blues gurus Albert & B.B. King, and Jimi Hendrix. Toumast sounds traditionally as it merges with desert blues on electric guitars. The strong female presence is Moussa’s cousin Aminatou Goumar. She plays electric guitar and sings in her “distinctive Tuareg ululation.”
comments / tracks of interest:
#1: refugee perspective
#2: a love song
#3: begins slow, builds intensity
#4: starts w/ female vocals in lead
#5: subtle instrumentation w/ vocals
#6: musical breakdown, deep vocals fade song out
#7: for 12 moons
*#8: bouncy
#9: tambourine & harmonic vocals
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