- desert blues
- 93 min
- 26 tracks
- Wedge
Elwan is the seventh album by the Tuareg band Tinariwen, released in 2017. The title means "elephants" in Tamashek and the term is used as a metaphor for militias and corporations that have trampled the fragile natural and human ecosystems of the desert.
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Grave, character-led, classical in form and earnest.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
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Tracks
- A1Tiwàyyen3:44
- A2Sastanàqqàm3:25
- A3Nizzagh Ijbal3:40
- A4Hayati3:23
- B1Ittus3:46
- B2Ténéré Tàqqàl4:26
- B3Imidiwàn n‐àkall‐in3:33
- B4Talyat4:14
- C1Assàwt3:40
- C2Arhegh ad annàgh2:48
- C3Nànnuflày5:03
- C4Intro Flute Fog Edaghàn1:27
- C5Fog Edaghàn3:05
- 1Tiwàyyen3:45
- 2Sastanàqqàm3:25
- 3Nizzagh Ijbal3:40
- 4Hayati3:23
- 5Ittus3:46
- 6Ténéré Tàqqàl4:26
- 7Imidiwàn N-àkall-In3:33
- 8Talyat4:14
- 9Assàwt3:40
- 10Arhegh Ad Annàgh2:48
- 11Nànnuflày5:03
- 12Intro Flute Fog Edaghàn1:27
- 13Fog Edaghan3:07
26 tracks, 93 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Tinariwen
- Label
- Wedge
- Released
- 2017
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl, CD
- Country
- XE
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