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Tartit

Tartit
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Styles: Afro-Beat, World Fusion, African Folk, Worldbeat
Group Members: Mama Walet Amoumine, Amanou Issa, Fadimata W. Moham..., Fadimata Walett O..., Mohamed Issa Ag O..., Walett Oumar Zein..., Tafa Al Hosseini, ...View All
Biography: One of the premier purveyors of the Afro-beat counterpoint and ballad sound in the new world, Tartit (meaning union) hail from the Tombouctou region of Mali. They comprise five women and four men, all members of the Tamasheq ethnic group known as Tuareg. They met in a refugee camp in Burkina Faso, where ...Read full biography
Abacabok
Released: 2006
Label: Craw
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As others have overtaken them, it's easy to forget that Tartit were pioneers among the new generation of desert blues ensembles. But there's a grave celebration in their mostly acoustic sound that's so ...Read full review
Ichichila
Released: 2000
Label: World Network
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More Tartit albums: Main Albums (2)
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