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Festival au Desert

February 2014

  • Tinariwen: Emmaar – review

    Desert blues kings Tinariwen have lost none of their allure on this, their sixth long-player, writes Phil Mongredien

21 January 2008

  • Desert Sessions: Abdoulaye Diabaté

  • Desert Sessions: Haira Arby

  • Desert Sessions: Tamikrest

  • Desert Sessions: Vieux Farka Touré

18 January 2008

  • Sand dunes stretch into the distance on the northern edge of the Sahara desert at al-Ramla in western Libya Feb. 2, 2004. Since the government of Moammar Gadhafi began its campaign to open its doors to the outside world, tourists are increasingly visiting Libya.

    The Guardian's Music Podcast
    Music Weekly Extra: Mali's Festival in the Desert

  • Festival au Desert 2008

17 January 2008

  • A sign on the EMI office in London

    The Guardian's Music Podcast
    Music Weekly: These New Puritans

    These New Puritans are in our guests this week, we review singles from Supergrass, Adele and Cass McCombs, we find out about the changes behind the scenes at EMI, and Rosie previews her Music Extra report (to follow later this week) on her trip to the Festival in the Desert in Mali

15 January 2008

  • Biodiversity desert footprints

    'McDonald's won't be making an appearance any time soon'

    Rosie Swash reports from the Festival in the Desert in Mali, the world's most remote music event

14 January 2008

  • Festival au Desert 2008

    - Unknown Tuaregs - these are festival goers round their campfire.

  • Festival au Desert 2008

    - Tamikrist in session - a group from Kidal in Mali, protegees of Tinariwen.

  • Desert diary: The moans of the camels and the groans of the crowd

    Day three: It's unbearably hot during the day and freezing cold at night, but there is soul and solace in the sounds all around us

12 January 2008

  • Review: Tinariwen

    6 out of 10: The Tuareg stars fill the surprise slot, but without singer Ibrahim. Not quite a catastrophe, despite what the audience were shouting

  • Festival au Desert: day two

    Day two at Festival au Desert

    More pictures from Guardian Unlimited's Shehani Fernando, who is capturing images of big acts such as Khaira Arby to Tinariwen, as well as the fun on the sidelines: camel racing and Dogon dance

  • Review: Bassekou Kouyate

    9.5 out of 10: The 'ngoni wizard of Mali' lives up to his title, as the audience get on their feet and chant, 'Basse-kou! Basse-kou!'

11 January 2008

  • Festival au Desert 2008: First look

    Guardian Unlimited Music is at the Festival au Desert in Mali, enjoying the sounds and the sand at this unique festival run by the semi-nomadic Tuareg. Here are some of the first visual impressions of the performers, crowds and scenery from our photographer Shehani Fernando

  • Khaira Arby

    7 out of 10: A treasure of Timbuktu, her appearance on stage brings warm applause from an audience that usually restricts any displays of admiration to dancing

    • Desert diary: There are good griot and bad griot, but will Bono show up?

    • Review: Tamikrist

    • Desert diary: From Timbuktu to Essakane

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