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World on 3: Lopa Kothari - Tinariwen in Concert

Lopa Kothari - Tinariwen in Concert

21/04/2017

BBC Radio 3 - World on 3, Lopa Kothari - Tinariwen in Concert

Lopa Kothari presents a gig performed in Liverpool by Tuareg desert rock band Tinariwen.

Lopa Kothari presents a concert given in Liverpool's Invisible Wind Factory by Tuareg desert rock band Tinariwen. Lopa hears from vocalist and guitarist Abdallah Ag Alhassane.

Lopa Kothari presents a concert from Liverpool by Tuareg desert rock band Tinariwen. The band formed in the mountains of the Sahara over 30 years ago, and their distinctive guitar grooves have spawned a whole genre of "desert blues". This concert was recorded last month in front of a packed house at the Invisible Wind Factory, a converted warehouse in the North Docks area. Lopa also talks to vocalist and guitarist Abdallah Ag Alhassane about how the band fuse traditional Toureg music with rock and blues, to express powerful lyrics about the problems of their home land in the Sahara since new borders were established in the 1960s. Lopa is also joined by Andy Morgan, who is writing a book about the band, and who provides an overview of their development and their significance in the wider context of Malian music.

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