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    Companions

    Topic: Imidiwan

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    Imidiwan: Companions
    Studio album by
    Tinariwen
    ReleasedJune 29, 2009
    Genre
    • Tishoumaren
    • blues
    • folk
    • world
    LabelIndependiente
    Tinariwen chronology
    Aman Iman
    (2007)     		Imidiwan: Companions
    (2009)     		Tassili
    (2011)
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    Allmusic [1]
    PopMatters [2]
    Pitchfork Media(7.6/10) [3]
    Rockfeedback [4]
    The Guardian [5]
    SPIN Magazine[6]

    Imidiwan: Companions, released 29 June 2009, is the fourth studio album by Tuareg band Tinariwen. The album saw the band reunite with Jean-Paul Romann, the producer of their 2001 album The Radio Tisdas Sessions.[7] Some editions of the album include a DVD featuring a 30-minute documentary about the band.[1]

    Themes[edit]

    Joe Tangari of Pitchfork discussed how the band experienced much of the world outside the desert and how it has influenced the new direction of this album.[8] He said "lyrically the songs, sung in Tamashek, visit themes of liberation and cultural-historical pride".[8] Later he stated that it contains assuf "an untranslatable word with implications of homesickness, loneliness, and sadness; it also refers to the nighttime world beyond the light of the campfire."[8]

    Critical reception[edit]

    The album received generally positive reviews. The Guardian gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying "Tinariwen just keep on keepin' on, relentless and brilliant as the Saharan sun."[5] The Daily Telegraph also gave the album 4 stars, saying that the band are "...the nearest thing the modern world provides to a real blues feel."[9]

    Imidiwan also won the 2009 Uncut Music Award for being "the most inspiring and richly rewarding album of the last 12 months".[10]

    Track listing[edit]

    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Imidiwan Afrik Tendam"Ibrahim Ag Alhabib3:32
    2."Lulla"Ibrahim Ag Alhabib3:49
    3."Tenhert"Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni5:28
    4."Enseqi Ehad Didagh"Ibrahim Ag Alhabib5:40
    5."Tahult In"Alhassane Ag Touhami4:10
    6."Tamudjeras Assis"Mohammed Ag Itlale ("Japonais")4:51
    7."Intitlayaghen"Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni4:49
    8."Imazaghen N Adagh"Abdallah Ag Lamida ("Intidao")3:46
    9."Tenalle Chegret"Ibrahim Ag Alhabib5:43
    10."Kel Tamashek"Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni3:16
    11."Assuf Ag Assuf"Ibrahim Ag Alhabib4:54
    12."Chabiba"Ibrahim Ag Alhabib3:21
    13."Ere Tasfata Adounia"Alhassane Ag Touhami4:53
    14."Desert Wind"Ibrahim Ag Alhabib4:19

    Note: "Desert Wind," an instrumental, was included as a bonus track in some editions of the album.

    Personnel[edit]

    All information from album liner notes.[11]

    • Ibrahim Ag Alhabib – lead vocals and lead guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 12), backing vocals (track 10), other instruments (track 14)
    • Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni – lead vocals and lead guitar (tracks 3, 7, 10)
    • Alhassane Ag Touhami – lead vocals and lead guitar (tracks 5, 13), backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 12)
    • Mohammed Ag Itlale ("Japonais") – lead vocals and lead guitar (track 6), backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4)
    • Abdallah Ag Lamida ("Intidao") – lead vocals and lead guitar (track 8), guitar (tracks 1, 3, 12), backing vocals (tracks 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13)
    • Eyadou Ag Leche – bass (all tracks except 10, 11, 14), guitar (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 13), backing vocals (tracks 5, 6, 8, 9, 13), percussion (tracks 3, 6, 7, 8, 13)
    • Elaga Ag Hamid – guitar (all tracks except 7, 10, 14), backing vocals (tracks 1, 13), percussion (track 5)
    • Said Ag Ayad – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13)
    • Liya Ag Ablil ("Diara") – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 12, 13)
    • Sanou Ag Ahmed – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4, 9, 12), guitar (tracks 8, 12), backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
    • Fatma – percussion (track 1), backing vocals (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13)
    • Mohammed – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13), backing vocals (track 12)
    • Matthieu Rousseau – percussion (all tracks except 8, 10, 14)
    • Tende of Tessalit – percussion (track 10)
    • Wounou Walet Sidati – backing vocals (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13)
    • Dayasso – backing vocals (tracks 2, 4, 12)
    • Aroun – backing vocals (tracks 1, 9)
    • Baka – backing vocals (track 2)
    • Moustapha – backing vocals (track 2)
    • Abdallah – backing vocals (track 2)
    • Ousman, Al Hassan, Fatimata – children's vocals (track 1)

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Imidiwan: Companions at AllMusic
    2. ^ PopMatters review
    3. ^ Pitchfork review
    4. ^ Rockfeedback review
    5. ^ a b Thomson, Graeme (2009-06-14). "World music review: Tinariwen, Imidiwan". The Guardian. London.
    6. ^ "SPIN Magazine review".
    7. ^ "Music - Review of Tinariwen - Imidiwan: Companions". BBC. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
    8. ^ a b c Tangari, Joe. "Pitchfork Overview". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
    9. ^ Hudson, Mark (2009-06-25). "Tinariwen: Imidiwan Companions, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. London.
    10. ^ "Saharan musicians win Uncut award". BBC News. 2009-11-09.
    11. ^ Tinariwen (2009). Liner notes: Imidiwan: Companions.
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