Tinariwen has been making life a little better for us since its beginnings in 1979 on the borders of Mali and Algeria. Today, the Tuaregs present a ninth studio album, Amatsou, where their Sahara blues is unparalleled, gently imbued with country and folk, which, too, find their source in hostile expanses, those of deep America. The mixture of genres and the meeting of territories are therefore, more than ever, very, very good. The tone is thus set with Kek Alghalm And Tenere Den, two remarkable pieces where the banjos and violins of musician Fats Kaplin intertwine with the melancholy riffs and enveloping voices of the desert group. As for the songs Arajghiyine And Ezlanfor example, they benefit from mastering the pedal steel guitar of Jack White’s sidekick. This precious collaboration gives an unusual atmosphere to Amatsou, almost dreamlike. But make no mistake, the disc is not a mirage. Instead, he invites us to contemplate our imaginary landscapes.
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