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Les Filles de Illighadadr [Niger] – S/T – New LP
Les Filles de Illighadadr [Niger] – S/T – New LP
Sahel Sounds

Les Filles de Illighadadr [Niger] – S/T – New LP

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Fatou Seidi Ghali, lead vocalist and performer of Les Filles de Illighadad is one of the only Tuareg female guitarists in Niger. While Fatou’s role as the first female Tuareg guitarist is groundbreaking, it is just as interesting for her musical direction. The forgotten inspiration of Tuareg guitar, they are reclaiming its importance in the genre and reclaiming the music of tende.


Sublime recordings from rural Niger. Two very different sides of Tuareg music - dreamy ishumar acoustic guitar sessions, and the hypnotic polyphonic tende that inspires it. Guitarist Fatou Seidi Ghali and vocalist Alamnou Akrouni lead the troupe, named after the village. Recorded in the open air studio of the desert.


Recorded in Illighadad, Niger 2014
Guitar: Fatou Seidi Ghali
Tende: Talamnou Akrouni, Fatou Seidi Ghali et amis
Production/Art: Christopher Kirkley

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