Bleep

Malian desert blues troupe Tinariwen have yet to record their greatest album, largely because their finest work isn’t the one you’ll see in their legion live performances. Arguably, you haven’t really seen Tinariwen until you’ve seen them in their element; usually fed and watered, gathered around the fire somewhere in the motherland, awaiting the muses, guitars in tow. Amadjar comes closest to those moments of spontaneity, steeped in environmental ambience.