Author Archives: Mark Turner

Across Latin America, Making Cumbia Modern : NPR

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Mark Turner

Betto Arcos returns once again to weekends on All Things Considered to share what he’s been spinning on Global Village, the world music show he hosts on KPFK in Los Angeles. This week, Arcos has brought Guy Raz four 21st-century … Continue reading →

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Tinariwen bring the desert to Byblos

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Mark Turner

JBEIL, Lebanon: With electric guitar riffs carried on hot, North African winds, Tinariwen welcome you to the desert. The world-renowned band of Tuareg musicians from Northern Mali closed the 2012 Byblos Festival Wednesday night, introducing their bluesy desert rock to … Continue reading →

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Young Urban Amateur: Why you should go see Tinariwen live ASAP

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Mark Turner

Here’s another rave review for Tinariwen, who are playing at the Carrboro ArtsCenter in October. Get your tickets now! Tinariwen have released 4 studio albums, which are all good. But what the albums made me feel, on top of “This … Continue reading →

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Tinariwen’s Abdallah Ag Alhousseini Talks about Mali • Afropop Worldwide

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Mark Turner

Tinariwen played 5 US shows in June, 2012, their first gigs here since forces in the north of Mali—the musicians’ home—declared an independent state of Azawad. Initially, Azawad was presented as a Tuareg homeland, the realization of a vision that … Continue reading →

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Tinariwen at the ArtsCenter October 20th

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Mark Turner

Tinariwen Saturday, October 20, 2012 8:00 pm The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC Hypnotic “Saharan blues” band Tinariwen, who won the 2012 Best World Music Album Grammy for “Tassili” were often associated with just one image: that of Touareg rebels leading the … Continue reading →

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AfroCubism

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Mark Turner

AfroCubism is a transcendent collaboration between master musicians from Mali and Cuba, brought together by the producer of the most successful world-music album in history, Buena Vista Social Club. In fact, it’s the belated realization of the original project that … Continue reading →

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