Tinariwen have announced their new album ‘ELWAN (The Elephants)’. Due out early next year, The album was recorded partially in the desert of California’s Joshua Tree National Park and M’Hamid El Ghizlane oasis in southern Morocco.
The follow-up to their 2014 album ‘Emmaar’ comes out on February 10th 2017 via Anti-. and it features guest appearances by Kurt Vile, Matt Sweeny, Mark Lanegan, and others. Until then, the band have things covered excitement-wise – they’re playing several concerts around the globe.
Below, check out the animated video for “Ténéré Tàqqàl,” directed by Axel Digoix;
Elwan:
o1 Tiwàyyen
02 Sastanàqqàm
03 Nizzagh Ijbal
04 Hayati
05 Ittus
06 Ténéré Tàqqàl
07 Imidiwàn N-Àkall-In
08 Talyat
09 Assàwt
10 Arhegh Ad Annàgh
11 Nànnuflày
12 Intro Flute Fog Edaghan
13 Fog Edaghàn
Tinariwen in the following places later on this year.
10-19 Aurillac, France – Aurillac Theatre
10-29 M’hamid, Morocco – Taragalte Festival
11-04 Leeds, England – Belgrave Music Hall
11-05 Kendal, England – Brewery Arts Centre
11-06 Manchester, England – Band on the Wall
11-09 London, England – Islington Assembly Hall
11-11 Berlin, Germany – Volksbühne
11-17 Basel, Switzerland – Kaserne
11-18 Bologna, Italy – Locomotiv Club
11-21 Paris, France – Le Bataclan
11-22 Grenoble, France – La Belle Electrique
11-23 Lyon, France – L’Epicerie Moderne
11-24 Arles, France – Cargo De Nuit
11-26 Mourenx, France – Festival Mourenx
