TINARIWEN live at the Bronson Club, Ravenna 16th April 2012
There aren’t many live shows you can truly call spectacular but this the word that most accurately describes the mind-blowing ninety minute set Tinariwen played at this small, packed venue.
Dressed head to toe in desert robes (thawbs) the five performers both look and sound amazing.
While this is a band with good reason to sing the blues I was struck by how upbeat and joyous their music was.
NPR described their sound as “trance music with attitude” since while the vocals are plaintive and melancholy, the extraordinary guitar rhythms are hypnotic and energizing. It is electric blues is both familiar and singular – no Western band plays like this. Continue reading
