Tassili

On their enthralling new album, Tassili, the renowned band Tinariwen have set down their electric guitars and returned to the very essence of their art. Recorded in a protected region of the South-Eastern Algerian desert, the group returned to the roots of their music, with only acoustic guitars and unamplified percussion. For the first time allowing outside musicians into their tight-knit band, Tinariwen are joined by Tunde Abebimpe and Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio, Nels Cline of Wilco, and members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Together they have created an album that reaches deep into the essence of Tinariwen's sound while simultaneously opening itself to the surrounding world.