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Niels Skousen
Music / blues
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Reviews (3)
Afropop worldwide
2017
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Ben Richmond
2017
"Tamikrest's sound has continued to evolve. By the first track, long-time Tamikrest followers will hear that the lead singer and main songwriter, Ousmane ag Mossa, has found another gear for his voice, a deeper register. On the nigh-major key track "Erres Hin Atouan," he sounds positively relaxed. Musically, the freewheeling electric guitar solos still have their place, but the dual acoustic guitars on "Tanakra" ride Western-style fingerpicking into a Pink Floyd-esque cavern of reverb".
Mojo
2017 April
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David Hutcheon
2017 April
"Tinariwen's kid brothers they may be, but Ousmane Ag Mossa's band always seemed a far better rock'n'roll proposition, an impression boosted by their fourth studio album ... The key tracks on these tales from Kidal, the city on the edge of Saahara which they call home and which became a focus of the fighting between Islamists, the government and the independence-seeking Tamasheq paople, are the slow blues of "Atwitas", a tune so alive with deep spacy guitars you can imagine David Gilmour wondering which Floyd album it was on, and the Segovia-flavoured "Tanakra", which wouldn't sound out of place on "Forever Changes"".
fRoots
2017 April
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Mark T
2017 April
"Whereas Tinariwen has a sprinkling of blues, with Tamikrest the blues influence, and an ear for European harmony, is more to the fore. Ousmane Ag Mossa and Paul Salvagnac's twin lead guitars sound very much like Peter Green and Danny Kirwan around 1970, with their bell-like tones and meditative qualities, whilst the acoustic playing on the song "Tanakra" could easily be Nick Drake playing on "Pink Moon" ... They have a curious ability to groove and chill at the same time with singing, guitar and djembe - which are ever so slightly behind the beat - drawing you into the intimacy of their performance. These sounds blend in seamlessly with traditional source material and lyrics which defy and focus on the oppression of the Tuareg people. Add to this the odd early Cheb Khaled rai influence, a bit of funk, and even some reggae - what is there not to like?".