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Music, Music Review May 27, 2021
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Mdou Moctar plays the world’s greatest anti-imperialist desert psychedelic guitar
- By Noah Berlatsky
- Tags: Music Review, Mdou Moctar, Afrique Victime, Matador Records, Tuareg, Tinariwen, psych-rock, psychedelic, Sonic Youth, Eddie Hazel, Recommended

Music, Concert Preview Aug 8, 2019
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Noura Mint Seymali takes Mauritania to the world
- By Noah Berlatsky
- Tags: Concert Preview, Noura Mint Seymali, Tzenni, Mauritania, Dimi Mint Abba, Seymali Ould Ahmed Vall, Moor, Senegal, Tinariwen, Jeich Ould Chighaly, Recommended

Music, Concert Preview Mar 30, 2017
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Veteran Tuareg band Tinariwen create a lattice of bluesy guitar licks on the new Elwan
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Concert Preview, Tinariwen, elwan, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Feb 13, 2013
A sonic window into the glory days of postcolonial Mauritania

A previously unreleased collection of tracks by L'Orchestre National de Mauritanie reflects the heyday of the North African nation's postcolonial hopes.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Mauritania, Sahel Sounds, North Africa, Tinariwen, L'Orchestre National de Mauritanie, Kamlat

Music, Music Review Jul 17, 2012
Short takes on recent releases from Don Cherry, the Sham Palace label, and Anna Ternheim

Proto-world music from trumpeter Don Cherry, relentless dance tracks from Syria, and a welcome rustic turn from Swedish singer Anna Ternheim
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Review, Don Cherry, Organic Music Society, Ornette Coleman, Monika Karlsson, Terry Riley, Neneh, Nana Vasconceles, Okay Temiz, Dabke, Syria, Houran, Omar Souleyman, Sham Palace, Mark Gergis, Anna Ternheim, The Night Visitor, Tinariwen, David S. Ware, Bert Jansch, Matt Sweeney, Dave Ferguson, Emmylou Harris

Blogs, Bleader Dec 29, 2011
My favorite albums of 2011, numbers 20 through 11

Peter Margasak's 40 favorite albums of the year, part three.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Nico Muhly, Lucinda Williams, Pandelis Karayorgis, Cave, Tinariwen, J.D. Allen, Phaedra, Marcelo Camelo, Sao Paulo Underground

Blogs, Bleader Jul 7, 2011
This week on the B Side

Cool Kids, tons of festivals, recent reissues, and much more
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Chicago, Reader, Cool Kids, hip-hop, West Fest, Chicago Folk & Roots Festival, Dave Matthews Band Caravan, Three Beats, Metalion, Sorry Bamba, Mickey Newbury, Gossip Wolf, Nightlife, Canadian Girlfriends, the Archers of Loaf, Jerry Lee Lewis, Yob, Tinariwen, Kid Cudi, Emmylou Harris

Music, Soundboard Jul 7, 2011
Soundboard: July 7-13

Archers of Loaf, Yob, Tinariwen, Mount Moriah, Emmylou Harris, and other notable shows
- By Peter Margasak, Jessica Hopper, Miles Raymer, Leor Galil, Monica Kendrick, Barbara Yaross, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Soundboard, Reverend John Wilkins, Mountain Man, Jolie Holland, Mount Moriah, Dave Matthews Band Caravan, Emmylou Harris, Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kid Cudi, Liturgy, Archers of Loaf, Archers of Loaf, Bombino, Bombino, Tinariwen, Andre Watts, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lincoln Hall, Bottom Lounge, Ravinia Festival, Subterranean, Lakeside, Empty Bottle, Congress Theater, SPACE, Welles Park, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, The Whistler, Schubas, Reggie's Music Joint, Whistler

Blogs, Bleader Apr 21, 2011
Early Warnings Roundup

This week's Early Warnings include Balkan Beat Box, the Decemberists, All Tiny Creatures, Tinariwen, the North Coast Music Festival, DYS, the Strange Boys, and others.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Early Warnings, Decemberists, Tinariwen, Strange Boys, North Coast Music Festival, Ted Nugent, Balkan Beat Box, Bootsy Collins, Queensryche

Music, Music Sidebar Jun 17, 2010
Takin' It to the Streets

Saturday's all-day marathon features an eclectic mix of performances from Mos Def, Brother Ali, Kindred the Family Soul, Tinariwen, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, and others.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Music Sidebar, Inner-City Muslim Action Network, Marquette Park, Mos Def, Tinariwen, Kindred the Family Soul, hip-hop, spoken word, Brother Ali, Omar Faruk Tekbilek

Blogs, Bleader Apr 1, 2010
Early Warnings Roundup

This week's Early Warnings include the Buzzcocks, Cyndi Lauper, Gary Louris, Public Enemy, Bassekou Kouyate, and Tinariwen.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Early Warnings, Buzzcocks, Cyndi Lauper, Public Enemy, Music Without Borders, Tinariwen, Bassekou Kouyate

Blogs, Bleader Mar 30, 2010
Music Without Borders Lineup Announced

The 2010 schedule for the Music Without Borders series in Millennium Park includes Tinariwen, Balkan Beat Box, and Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Free Shit, Post No Bills, Swag, Music Without Borders, Department of Cultural Affairs, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Balkan Beat Box, The Very Best, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Hubert Sumlin, Otis Taylor, Eddie Shaw, Tinariwen, Monajat Yulchieva, Doc Severinsen & El Ritmo de la Vida, Sones de Mexico, Orchestre Septentrional d'Haiti, Batata y Las Alegres Ambulancias, Dobet Gnahore, Victor Deme, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, La 33, Renato Borghetti, Boris Malkovsky & the AGAM String Quartet

Music, Photo Pit Mar 4, 2010
Photo Pit: Tinariwen

Live (and in class) at the Old Town School of Folk Music, 2/27-28
- By Jim Newberry
- Tags: Photo Pit, Tinariwen, Jim Newberry, Chicago concert photos, Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni, Old Town School of Folk Music

Music, Soundboard Feb 25, 2010
The List: February 25-March 3, 2010

Critic's Choices and other notable concerts: Pierced Arrows, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, John Primer, Tinariwen, and more
- By Monica Kendrick, Brian Costello, Peter Margasak, Jessica Hopper, David Whiteis, Miles Raymer, and Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Soundboard, Beartime Stories, Elephant Gun, Bottom Lounge, Dead Moon, Pierced Arrows, Subterranean, Carolina Chocolate Drops, FitzGerald's, MNDR, Amanda Warner, Yacht, Empty Bottle, Didier Petit, Velvet Lounge, Nicole Mitchell, John Primer, Buddy Guy's Legends, Red Stick Ramblers, Cajun music, SPACE, Tinariwen, Imidiwan: Companions, Old Town School of Folk Music, Laura Veirs, Carol Kaye, Schubas, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Magrudergrind, Reggie's Rock Club, Sandwitches, Zain Curtis, Empty Bottle, The Damnation of Faust, Lyric Opera, Civic Opera House, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music

Blogs, Bleader Feb 12, 2010
Give the Gift of Leaving the House: V-Day Edition

Last-minute ticket gift ideas.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Music, Chicago concerts, Tinariwen, Old Town School of Folk Music, Joanna Newsom, the Ex, Shellac, Lincoln Hall, Zola Jesus, Vivian Girls, Subterranean, Tortoise, Sibelius, St. John Passion

Blogs, Bleader Jan 21, 2010
Best of 2009, Part Three

Resuming the countdown of my 40 favorite albums of 2009 with installment three
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Best of 2009, Mulatu Astatke and the Heliocentrics, Vic Chesnutt, J.D. Allen, Liam Noble, Tinariwen, David Sylvian, Mario Diaz de Leon, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Buika and Chucho Valdes, Christian Lillinger

Blogs, Bleader Nov 13, 2007
Old Town School is wowing me now

The gods of good booking smile on Lincoln Square this weekend.
- By Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Old Town School Of Folk Music, Robbie Fulks, Tinariwen, Huun-Huur-Tu, John McEuen, Jason Ringenberg

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A previously unreleased collection of tracks by L'Orchestre National de Mauritanie reflects the heyday of the North African nation's postcolonial hopes.

Proto-world music from trumpeter Don Cherry, relentless dance tracks from Syria, and a welcome rustic turn from Swedish singer Anna Ternheim

Peter Margasak's 40 favorite albums of the year, part three.

Cool Kids, tons of festivals, recent reissues, and much more

Archers of Loaf, Yob, Tinariwen, Mount Moriah, Emmylou Harris, and other notable shows

This week's Early Warnings include Balkan Beat Box, the Decemberists, All Tiny Creatures, Tinariwen, the North Coast Music Festival, DYS, the Strange Boys, and others.

Saturday's all-day marathon features an eclectic mix of performances from Mos Def, Brother Ali, Kindred the Family Soul, Tinariwen, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, and others.

This week's Early Warnings include the Buzzcocks, Cyndi Lauper, Gary Louris, Public Enemy, Bassekou Kouyate, and Tinariwen.

The 2010 schedule for the Music Without Borders series in Millennium Park includes Tinariwen, Balkan Beat Box, and Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou.

Live (and in class) at the Old Town School of Folk Music, 2/27-28

Critic's Choices and other notable concerts: Pierced Arrows, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, John Primer, Tinariwen, and more

Last-minute ticket gift ideas.

Resuming the countdown of my 40 favorite albums of 2009 with installment three

The gods of good booking smile on Lincoln Square this weekend.

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