The incredible story of Tinariwen turns up in every interview with the group. The members of Tinariwen are all Tuareg, desert nation that is known for its striking blue turbans. The Tuareg are an oppressed minority in several African countries. Initially opposed members with arms against the domination of the Mali regime. It made the band members before they would focus on Tinariwen led a nomadic
… existence by Algeria and Libya. Band leader Ibrahim Ag Alhabib first heard an electric guitar at a friend a cassette of Jimi Hendrix played for him. Tinariwen was reportedly the first Tuareggroep played on electric guitars. The group was picked up in the West after the group perform an impressive gave at the Festival au Desert in the middle of the Sahara.more
