Etran Finatawa is a

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Timbuktu Timbuktu ( ; french: Tombouctou; Koyra Chiini: ); tmh, label=Tuareg, script=Tfng, ⵜⵏⴱⴾⵜ, Tin Buqt a city in Mali, situated north of the Niger River. The town is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrativ ...

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. The music of Etran Finatawa blends the traditional music of the

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and

Tuareg The Tuareg people (; also spelled Twareg or Touareg; endonym: ''Imuhaɣ/Imušaɣ/Imašeɣăn/Imajeɣăn'') are a large Berber ethnic group that principally inhabit the Sahara in a vast area stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Al ...

people with western instruments such as the electric guitar. Since 2005 they have toured extensively in Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia. In 2007, their debut album ''Introducing Etran Finatawa'' (2006) was nominated for a BBC Radio Award for World Music. They released their follow-up, ''Desert Crossroads'', in 2008, and in 2010 released ''Tarkat Tajje/Let's Go''. In 2013, the band released their fourth album, ''The Sahara Sessions''. The name of the band means "the stars of tradition".

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Introducing Etran Finatawa'' (2006) * ''Desert Crossroads'' (2008) * ''Tarkat Tajje/Let's Go'' (2010) * ''The Sahara Sessions'' (2013) ;Contributing artist * ''

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(2020)

References

External links

Etran Finatawa Official SiteEtran Finatawa: Niger's Nomadic Blues
NPR feature on Etran Finatawa Nigerien musical groups Musical groups established in 2004 Tuareg culture {{Africa-musician-stub