Tinariwen come to London

Shepherd's Bush Empire, LondonMali may be in chaos, with the government overthrown in a coup just as the rebels of the NMLA (National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad) attempt to declare a new independent state in the desert north, but the country's best-loved guitar band were in celebratory mood. This was one of the most powerful shows that I have seen from Tinariwen, although, as they pointed out, "some people are missing because of the problems". Indeed. Lead singer Ibrahim Ag Alhabib wa...

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