You gotta see: Tinariwen at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

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      Unlikely though it might sound, one of the greatest rock bands in the world hails from the southern edge of the Sahara Desert.

      And that’s not just our opinion: Wilco’s Nels Cline, former Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Alain Johannes, and members of TV on the Radio agree, all having collaborated with the Tuareg musical collective known as Tinariwen.

      Reflecting both the harsh but beautiful Sahara and the troubled political conditions in the band’s homeland, Tinariwen’s new LP, Elwan, is stunning—and it will be a particular pleasure to hear its emotionally charged songs in the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on Wednesday (April 5).

      Tinariwen, "Elwan"

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