Tinariwen at Cedar

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here

Cedar Cultural Center • 7:00pm • All Ages • $28 Adv | $30 Door

More info at thecedar.org

Added to calendar on Apr 21

Tinariwen

From Sahara, Mali

First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar

» More artist info on MN Live

From last.fm:

Tinariwen (plural of ténéré "desert") is a band of Tuareg-Berber musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. The band's fifth album Tassili, released in 2011, won the Award for Best World Music Album at the 54th Grammy Awards. Formed in 1982, in strikingly unusual circumstances for a musical ensemble, Tinariwen blend ancient musical traditions with radical contemporary politics. Despite severe natural and man-made hardships... Read more about Tinariwen on Last.fm.