Tinariwen are a band who have become synonymous with "desert blues".
They grew up in the camps between Libya and Algeria, and defied political turmoil. Their music is a fusion of call and response music (as heard around Saharan campfires) and the electric guitar of Ibrahim Ag Alhabib.
Hoggar is their latest album. It is named after a range of mountains in Algeria.
They have been linked to various political situations in their home country.
The Guardian article explores more.
Here is a track from their latest album.
Tinariwen were also coincidentally the band that played at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town before the Sugar concert that I saw towards the end of May.
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