Their music, played on a handful of electric guitars and one bongo drum, is as arresting as their costume. On a Saturday evening, shortly after 8 o’clock, six tunic-clad and turbaned musicians troop ...
Straight outta the Sahara, Tinariwen’s music is rooted in bitter experience. But, as Tim Hughes finds, that doesn’t mean it’s downbeat. Far from it. FORGET all those gun-toting harder-than-thou ...