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Imidiwan Festival | Sunday plays on Sunday 11 October at 19:30 at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht. With support from Tamikrest, Imidiwan Special Guests: Aziz Ossous, Terna Diawara, Samira Dainan & more. Doors open at 18:45.
Line-up: Songhoy Blues, Tamikrest
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Songhoy Blues is a desert blues music group from Timbuktu, Mali. The band was formed in Bamako after being forced to leave their homes during the civil conflict and the imposition of Sharia law. The band released its debut album, Music in Exile, via Transgressive Records on February 23, 2015, while Julian Casablancas' Cult Records partnered with Atlantic Records to release the album in North America in March 2015. Th…
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Tamikrest is a Malian rock band formed in 2006 in Tinzawaten, a town on the border between Algeria and Mali, by Ousmane Ag Mossa, Cheikh Ag Tiglia, and Ali Kalghlgh. Influenced by the musical heritage of Tinariwen and motivated by the desire to give a stronger voice to the Kel Tamasheq (Tuareg) people, the group quickly gained recognition.
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