JamBase — By: Jim Welte Tinariwen :: 04.16.09 :: Palace of Fine Arts :: San Francisco, CA Tinariwen There's really nothing quite like the sound of a pack of middle-aged white women ululating. In a powerful display of a band's ability to transport its... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin "Not before long, Hassan Houkman became a Master of the Santir,(a three string,long necked lute). His music has been called prayer, a celebration of emotions, a mixture of happiness and sorrow. Trance is a brilliant fusion... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tinariwen @ Coachella 2009 (happyjed1) This is the 2009 show that's likely to build into a Coachella legend. Tinariwen's sunset set at the Gobi tent. Standing on the stage, the sextet, dressed in traditional Tuareg robes and headwear and veils,... more info

Guardian Music — Academy, Manchester"We've spent the last week trying to play around with different styles of music," begins Tunng's Mike Lindsay, explaining the bizarre collaboration between his British "folktronica" band and Tinariwen, the band formed in 1982 from ... more info

Guardian Music — Could a band of African nomads and UK folktronica pioneers form a musical alliance in five days flat? Alexis Petridis joins Tunng and Tinariwen in rehearsalIt is, says Tinariwen vocalist and guitarist Eyadou Ag Leche, "a beautiful adventure". But as ... more info

Time Out, London — Folktronica duo Sam Genders and Mike Lindsay combine mossy folk sounds with the hypnotic loops and beats. Tinariwen tout their rightly-celebrated African blues more info

Altsounds — Humble Soul have teamed up with the brilliant TJ Events to bring you this very special event. *TUNNG* with *TINARIWEN*. Yes indeed, on the same stage at the same time! We are so excited by this show we're almost wishing away the next couple of weeks ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano (Tinmariwen photo by Thomas Dorn) The six members of Tinariwen...are Tuaregs, a nomadic people spread across the Sahara who staged fierce, unsuccessful rebellions during the 1990's in Mali and Niger. Tinariwen was formed by exiled... more info

JamBase — THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS, DEVENDRA BANHART, ETIENNE DE CRECY THE ORB, MURDER CITY DEVILS, BUSY P AND PLUMP DJs ADDED TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2009 APRIL 17, 18 AND 19 Coachella 2008 by Dave Vann The Chemical Brothers (DJ ... more info

Pitchfork — -- They returned from nowhere to release an EP last year, and now 90s alt-pop survivors the Rentals have a big year-long project going on through their website. It's called "Songs About Time". Once a day, Matt Sharp's post-Weezer project put up a n... more info