Rock and the blues had their origins in the music of the slaves that survived the Middle Passage. In turn, this music influenced and migrated to many parts of the world including a return to Africa.
Quasi anticipating some kind of Fourth World WOMAD style party, the expectant crowd at the Green Door Store were in for a winsome surprise on Saturday night as Algerian five piece Imarhan brought their new album Aboogi to town. Whereas their self titled debut and 2018’s Temet had flirted with adding funk and disco rhyt
In the case of Tuareg rockers Imarhan, with much of their musical catalogue written about the desperate plight of their people, you could sense a meaning to these songs without needing to understand the language.
Another desert storm is seeding on the fertile Saharan winds as the crests of sand dunes are whipped off in meandering trails that will end up who knows where. Following standout Liverpool shows by Tinariwen and Tamikrest in recent years it’s the turn of fellow Tuareg troubadours IMARHAN (‘the ones I care abo
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