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World on 3: Tamikrest in Concert

Tamikrest in Concert

01/03/2013

BBC Radio 3 - World on 3, Tamikrest in Concert

Lopa Kothari presents world music and a set from Malian Touareg band Tamikrest.

Lopa Kothari presents music from around the world and a concert set from Malian Touareg band Tamikrest performed in Glasgow at Celtic Connections 2013.

Lopa Kothari with tracks from across the globe, and a concert set from Malian Touareg band Tamikrest, recorded in Glasgow at Celtic Connections 2013.

Tamikrest were formed in 2006 by musicians based around Kidal in the north east of Mali. They had musical training at a school funded from Europe, and they were inspired by fellow Tuareg band Tinariwen. At the height of the recent crisis in Mali, they toured with fellow Malian musicians Bassekou Kouyate and Sidi Toure, in a concert named 'Sahara Soul'.

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