Terakaft, “the next generation of Mali’s desert bluesmen”, on FRANCE 24 with Eve Jackson. It starts at 8:48 minutes in.
Terakaft are on tour now in Europe!
“They do as much with the space as with the noise. They can achieve a ‘desert blues’ mournful intensity, while at the same time they are nimble enough to hit a groove of such sprightly delicacy that you bob up and down in your own space, grinning, not wanting it to end.” - Terakaft live review from Electrowerkz: http://ow.ly/lWjOl
Terakaft: Wer Essinen (by Maryam Jibrilu)
“Terakaft at Elektrowerks, Islington. 29th May 2013”
Terakaft tours the UK starting next Tuesday!
May 28 - Ruby Lounge in Manchester
May 29 - Electrowerkz in London
May 31 - Hay-on-Wye Festival
June 28 - Glastonbury Festival
(via Rising Tuareg Band Terakaft to Perform in London on May 29 | World Music Central.org)
“Terakaft, one of the rising stars in Tuareg music will bring their desert blues sound to Electrowerkz in London on May 29,2013.
Comprised of two original members of Tinariwen, the band was formed in 2001 in Kidal (Mali). This Tuareg desert rock band uses droning guitars, pulsating rhythms, and powerful, mournful vocals. Terakaft means ‘Caravan’ in their mother tongue and they tell tales of a nomadic people, of families displaced, of violence, loss, sadness and defiance…”
Get Kel Tamasheq on iTunes!
Terakaft featured on CACE Int’l TV’s Youtube channel! http://ow.ly/k7Anm (embedding disabled) Soon to be aired on the TV show.
The group plays several dates in the UK in May and June.
Kel Tamasheq is on iTunes.
![Check out Terakaft’s National Geographic interview from SXSW!
…Q: Why did you choose to come to SXSW this year, and what does it mean for your band?
Diara: This is our first time at the festival, and actually our first time in the U.S. We know that music is important here, and that’s why we wanted to come. We are very excited to be a part of it. I actually dreamt of coming to Texas, many years ago, as a very young boy…
Q: What is the most memorable place in the world you have performed so far?
Sanou: Skopje, Macedonia. The city, the scenery, and the mountains were really very beautiful. But we would like to see more of the natural beauty of [the United States] if possible...](https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/17820_10151603750833594_233900675_n.jpg)
Check out Terakaft’s National Geographic interview from SXSW!
…Q: Why did you choose to come to SXSW this year, and what does it mean for your band?
Diara: This is our first time at the festival, and actually our first time in the U.S. We know that music is important here, and that’s why we wanted to come. We are very excited to be a part of it. I actually dreamt of coming to Texas, many years ago, as a very young boy…
Q: What is the most memorable place in the world you have performed so far?
Sanou: Skopje, Macedonia. The city, the scenery, and the mountains were really very beautiful. But we would like to see more of the natural beauty of [the United States] if possible...
…And Diara (Liya Ag Ablil), a founding member of Tinariwen:
Check out Terakaft’s Kel Tamasheq on iTunes.
