Tinariwen - Amassakoul

Tinariwen, Tuareg musicians whose story runs through exile and rebellion, made their second international album in Bamako, and it is the clearest statement of their desert blues. Interlocking electric guitars circle around call-and-response vocals and handclaps. Chet Boghassa is the track to start with. Choose it if you like guitar music that is repetitive, trance-like and full of longing.