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90
Desert rock’s Imarhan have always been strongest for their subtleties, and never more so than on the immaculately crafted tracks of Aboogi.
3mo
80
As a result of being able to work on home turf, on their own clock, it's more relaxed and airy than the preceding Temet, with the focus on acoustic instruments, goatskin percussion and massed vocals chants.
5mo
80
Imarhan's 11 songs come wrapped in a soundscape; a surround-sound version would have the guitars and vocals central, but dust devils and translucent scorpions in the corners of your room, a sweet tea bubbling away and, after dark, the shuffling of a hyena behind the settee.
3mo
80
There’s an elevating sense of community embedded in the record, providing an overarching cohesion across its duration.
3mo
77
The music feels traditional, yet modern and accessible. There is a bluesy reference throughout.
3mo
I learned a fair bit about the Tuareg people and tishoumaren music during my music around the world course last semester, and though I found it fascinating, it never clicked for me because of the cultural disconnect. That is until now. ‘Aboogi’ is great, and I’m hoping it opens doors for me to dig further into the genre.
Imarhan are back after nearly four years since their last release, this seems like the perfect time for a new album given the resurgence of Tishoumaren!
I'll be honest and say that I don't fully understand why Tishoumaren has been embraced by western critics and the NPR Crowd as of late, I tried to research for any reasoning behind this seemingly random appreciation of a genre of Western African music and found very little. I'm definitely not complaining though, especially as we've gotten some ... read more
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Added on: October 15, 2021