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Prom 51: Tinariwen – The Desert Blues

Live at the 91ȱ Proms: the celebrated collective of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara region of Mali combine traditional Tuareg and African music with Western rock and jazz

Live at the 91ȱ Proms: the celebrated collective of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara region of Mali combine traditional Tuareg and African music with Western rock and jazz

Presented by Lopa Kothari, live from the Royal Albert Hall

Tinariwen

All the way from northern Mali, Tinariwen come to London for a Late Night Prom in celebration of their pioneering and distinctive sound. Esteemed exponents of the so-called ‘desert blues’, this collective of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara region of their homeland combine traditional Tuareg and African music with elements of Western rock and jazz, earning themselves a worldwide reputation and a Praetorius Music Prize.

1 hour, 29 minutes

Music Played

  • Trad.

    Now Found is the Fairest of Roses

    Music Arranger: Danish String Quartet. Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • Last Leaf.
    • ECM.
    • 16.
  • Trad.

    Where were you last night so late?

    Music Arranger: Danish String Quartet. Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • Last Leaf.
    • ECM.
    • 14.
  • Trad.

    The Dromer (Arr For String Quartet)

    Music Arranger: Danish String Quartet. Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • Last Leaf.
    • ECM.
    • 16.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    La Rameau (Pieces de clavecin en concerts - concert no.4)

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • Debussy/Rameau.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 21.

Broadcast

  • Wed 28 Aug 2024 22:15

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