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''Aman Iman'' ("Water is Life" in
Tamashek
Tamashek or Tamasheq is a variety of Tuareg, a Berber macro-language widely spoken by nomadic tribes across North Africa in Algeria, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. Tamasheq is one of the three main varieties of Tuareg, the others being Tamaja ...
) is a
2007 album by the
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...
an band
Tinariwen
Tinariwen ( Tamasheq: , with vowels , pronounced ''tinariwen'' "deserts", plural of ''ténéré'' "desert") is a collective of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. Considered a pioneer of desert blues, the group's gu ...
, produced by
Justin Adams. The album was recorded in just two weeks in
Bamako
Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on the Niger Rive ...
,
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...
.
AllMusic
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praised the album as "a glorious syncopated noise that puts most rockers to shame. But there's a wonderful looseness to the sound."
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Pitchfork
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'' called the album "the most powerful statement they've issued so far"
and in the words of the
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Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
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, "''Aman Iman'' successfully balances the upbeat with the plaintive, and density of sound with sparseness."
Track listing
Personnel
All information from album liner notes.
* Ibrahim Ag Alhabib – lead vocals and lead guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12)
* Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni – lead vocals and lead guitar (tracks 2, 6), guitar (tracks 8, 9), backing vocals (all tracks)
* Alhassane Ag Touhami – lead vocals and lead guitar (track 10), backing vocals (all tracks)
* Mohammed Ag Itlale ("Japonais") – lead vocals and lead guitar (tracks 4, 8), guitar (tracks 9, 12)
* Eyadou Ag Leche – bass (all tracks), backing vocals (all tracks)
* Elaga Ag Hamid – guitar (all tracks), backing vocals (all tracks)
* Said Ag Ayad – percussion (all tracks), backing vocals (all tracks)
* Abdallah Ag Lamida ("Intidao") – guitar (all tracks), backing vocals (all tracks)
* Wounou Walet Sidati – backing vocals (all tracks)
* Kesa Walet Hamid – backing vocals (all tracks)
* Mama Livio, Manaki Diallo – you-yous (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7)
* Hamid Ekawel – backing vocals (track 2)
*
Justin Adams – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 11)
* Salah Dawson Miller – percussion (tracks 1, 10)
References
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2007 albums
Tinariwen albums