Tuareg musicians from Ahaggar and Ajjers
÷Musicians videos ÷Instruments and voices ÷Mp3 ÷Visual journey (photoreport)
In May 2008, I accompanied a Japanese journalist to make a report on Tuareg music, through the interview of musicians from Tamanrasset (Ahaggar, S-W Algeria) and Djanet (Ajjers, S-E Algeria) that would participate in the Tokyo Summer Festival, next July. This event, organized by the Arion Foundation for music, would gather musicians from Sahara and also the Amazonian rain forest, under the thema of "Echoes of the forest, desert voices" . Short comments of this journey are presented in the Visual journey. The rest of this report will take place in the extraordinary context of a bunch of Tuaregs walking in the streets of Tokyo, together with yellow haired highschool girls and x-rayed boys with teddy bears hanged at their rucksack... to be followed in July !
Musicians videos
÷ Tamanghasset ÷ Tindi and imzad
Lalla 
Shenna
Instruments and voices
... Imzad
Single string violin made out of a calabash, goat skin and horse's hair, imzad is a traditionnal instrument
... Ganga
Percussion made of wood and goat skin. Popular in Djanet
... Jerrycan
The jerrycan, used for stocking 4x4 gasoline, is used as a percussion.
... Oud
Six strings instrument made out of a single piece of wood. Popular in arab countries.
... Tindi
Mortar transformed in percussion by bending a goat skin. Used by all Tuareg women.
... Tazamart
Flute made of reed or metal. Used by sheperds.
... Akkas! , hand claping
Hand claping accompany tindi as well as guitar or oud music. When you hear "akkas" , clap your hands!
... Guitar
Electric guitar has been a revolution in Tuareg music from the 80's.
...Tarlilit
Tarlilit medley
My favorite, by a Djaneti woman
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imzad and tazammart （Shenna）
tindi （Khadija）
oud （Choghli）
Visual journey
Tuareg musicians from Ahaggar and Ajjers （photoreport > clic the photo below）
