The Cedar Presents
TINARIWEN with TBD special guesT
Saturday, August 3, 2024 / Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 8:00PM
All Ages
Standing
$38 Advance, $43 Day of Show
This is a standing show with an open floor. To request seating or other access accommodations, please go to our Access Page.
General Admission tickets are available online.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Last seen here in 2018, the Grammy award winning collective of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali and pioneers of desert blues - TINARWEN returns to The Cedar stage in celebration of our 35th Anniversary and the release of their ninth studio album, Amatssou.
Lyrically and thematically, the band explore the continuing political, social, humanitarian and environmental problems faced in their home country and continue their pledge to highlight the issues of the Tuareg people through their mesmeric music. Tackling the climate catastrophe and the ongoing conflicts that have dogged Mali since it gained independence in 1960, this free-spirited collective of exiles and former rebel fighters will light up our Cedar stage with their wonderful musicianship, soulful presence and prowess.
“Alghalam Tiglistarha, Arajghiyine, Tidjit, Anemouhagh” Full Performance (Live on KEXP). Video courtesy of KEXP’s Official Youtube Channel.
TINARIWEN
Tuareg nomads and cowboy drifters. Camel trains and mustang horses. The timeless horizon of the endless Sahara and the wild frontier of the Old West -and when the day is done, guitars around the campfire, singing songs of loss and longing and ‘home on therange’. Several thousand miles of ocean may divide the desert blues of Tinariwen and the authentic country music of rural America but the links are as palpable as they are romantic.
Despite a discography stretching out over two decades, restless international touring and recognition, as well as collaborations with a host of US and European musical pioneers, some things remain exactly the same: Tinariwen are still at their core a desert band, with only certain aspects that the Western music industry can ever hope to capture.
Their music has a remarkable timeless quality, with songs coming together as they would back in Mali, played late at night around the fire. Deep into the evening the musicians bring out their guitars, chat, recall old songs and just let the music come at its own pace. In those moments, the music rises like a shower of sparks and without premeditation, revealing stories of friendship, community, nature and a shared history.
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