TARTIT

Abacabok

2007-01-23

A tuareg band consisting of five women and four men residing in the Timbuktu region. The women sit and play the rhythm while the men, veiled, sing and play instruments. Tuareg society is one of the few in Africa that allow women to choose their husbands. Produced by the Congotronics guy in his mobile studio in the middle of the desert.

More reviews tagged #World

  • reviewed 03/2008

    Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures
    Dream Garden

  • reviewed 06/2005

    Celso Fonseca
    Rive Gauche Rio

  • reviewed 08/2007

    SUPHALA
    Blueprint

  • reviewed 02/2007

    YOUNG DUBLINERS
    With All Due Respect: The Irish Sessions

  • reviewed 08/2005

    Amadou and Mariam
    Dimanche a Bamako

  • reviewed 10/2006

    ATERCIOPELADOS
    Oye

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.