''Aman Iman'' ("Water is Life" in
Tamashek
Tamashek or Tamasheq is a variety of Tuareg, a Berber macro-language widely spoken by nomadic tribes across North Africa in Algeria, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. Tamasheq is one of the three main varieties of Tuareg, the others being Ta ...
) is a
2007
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album by the
Malian band
Tinariwen, produced by
Justin Adams
Justin Alexander Adams (born 22 July 1961) is an English guitarist and composer who works in blues and African styles.
Biography
Born in London, the son of a diplomat, Adams spent some of his early childhood growing up in Egypt, before return ...
. The album was recorded in just two weeks in
Bamako,
Mali.
AllMusic praised the album as "a glorious syncopated noise that puts most rockers to shame. But there's a wonderful looseness to the sound."
''
Pitchfork'' called the album "the most powerful statement they've issued so far"
and in the words of the
BBC, "''Aman Iman'' successfully balances the upbeat with the plaintive, and density of sound with sparseness."
Track listing
Personnel
All information from album liner notes.
* Ibrahim Ag Alhabib – lead vocals and lead guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12)
* Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni – lead vocals and lead guitar (tracks 2, 6), guitar (tracks 8, 9), backing vocals (all tracks)
* Alhassane Ag Touhami – lead vocals and lead guitar (track 10), backing vocals (all tracks)
* Mohammed Ag Itlale ("Japonais") – lead vocals and lead guitar (tracks 4, 8), guitar (tracks 9, 12)
* Eyadou Ag Leche – bass (all tracks), backing vocals (all tracks)
* Elaga Ag Hamid – guitar (all tracks), backing vocals (all tracks)
* Said Ag Ayad – percussion (all tracks), backing vocals (all tracks)
* Abdallah Ag Lamida ("Intidao") – guitar (all tracks), backing vocals (all tracks)
* Wounou Walet Sidati – backing vocals (all tracks)
* Kesa Walet Hamid – backing vocals (all tracks)
* Mama Livio, Manaki Diallo – you-yous (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7)
* Hamid Ekawel – backing vocals (track 2)
*
Justin Adams
Justin Alexander Adams (born 22 July 1961) is an English guitarist and composer who works in blues and African styles.
Biography
Born in London, the son of a diplomat, Adams spent some of his early childhood growing up in Egypt, before return ...
– guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 11)
* Salah Dawson Miller – percussion (tracks 1, 10)
References
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2007 albums
Tinariwen albums