Want to see some great guitar playing? Then watch the new video from Imarhan. Tumast is the latest track to be taken from their recently released, much-acclaimed second album, Temet, released earlier this year.
The young 5-piece band from Tamanrasset in Southern Algeria have been described as the ‘new–wave of Tuareg music’. They released their debut album in 2016 to much acclaim, gaining radio play on BBC 6Music and touring Europe, the U.S. and China. They’ve supported Tinariwen, Songhoy Blues and Mdou Moctar and played at the likes of End of the Road, WOMAD and Port Eliot festivals.
With devastatingly fast lead guitar lines and a bubbling bass part, Tumast is a must-hear for anyone interested in African music today and not just the influence it had the blues we know and love.
According to the PR, “Temet in Tamashek means ‘connections’ and the album’s an energetic wake up call for unity, reminding people that we are all are connected and that only through the acceptance and uptake of this union will we be able to solve the troubles all cultures seem to be dealing with in this important moment in time.”
The video is taken from Children Of Tam, a 1-hour documentary about the band directed by acclaimed independent film-maker Vincent Moon which was premiered in February at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival.
The full list of shows is as follows:
26/05/18 – Belfast – Titanic Slipways (BBC ‘The Biggest Weekend’)
14/07/18 – Nijmegen (NL) – Valkhof
15/07/18 – Venissieux (FR) – Festival Fetes Escales au Parc Louis Dupic
20/07/18 – Cajarc (FR) – Africajarc
28/07/18 – Vence (FR) – Festival Les Nuits du Sud
01/08/18 – Dresden (D) – Beatpol
02/08/18 – Helsinki (FIN) – Tavastia
04/08/18 – Berlin (D) – By The Lake
05/08/18 – Karlsruhe (D) – Zeltvial
11/08/18 – Bruson (CH) – PALP Festival
12/08/18 – Vinelz (CH) – Openair Am Bielersee
14/08/18 – Winterthur – Winterthur Musikfestwochen
17/08/18 – Paredes de Coura – Paredes de Coura Festival (PO)
20/08/18 – Antwerp (B) – OLT
21/08/18 – Amsterdam (NL) - Paradiso
24/08/18 – Aarhus (DK) – Atlas
25/08/18 – Albertslund – Badesoen Festival
28/08/18 – Brighton – The Haunt
30/08/18 – Cardiff – Clwb Ifor Bach
31/08/18 – Deal – Smugglers Festival
01/09/18 – Birmingham – Moseley Folk Festival
02/09/18 – Larmer Tree Gardens – End Of The Road Festival
04/09/18 – London – Village Underground
05/09/18 – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club
06/09/18 – Glasgow – Broadcast
07/09/18 – Liverpool – District
08/09/18 – Manchester – Hole In The Wall
10/09/18 – Bristol - Thekla
