- country:Morocco
- style(s):Amazigh, Desert Blues
- label:Atty Records, Canada
- type:Band
- gender:male
- artist posted by:Mirmidón Productions
Line up
- EL MOKHTAR AIT NACER (CHANT, GUITAR)
- HAMID AIT AHMED (LEAD VOCAL, GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR)
- ISMAIL AIT NACER (CHANT & BASS GUITAR)
- MUSTAPHA AIT BA (CHANT, CLAPPING)
- YOUSSEF AIT NACER (DRUMS, CALEBASSE)
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Tarwa N-Tiniri, which means “sons of the desert” in Amazigh language, come from southern city of Ouarzazate, Morocco. Inspired by well-known desert blues bands such as Tinariwen, Tamikrest and Bombino, these young musicians’ goal is to become the international new generation of desert blues bands. They sing their songs in Amazigh combined with their voices, handclap, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, gourd instrument and bass; they convey the social conditions of the nomadic people of their land, and revitalise this genre with energy and creativity. Tarwa N-Tiniri’s music has its roots in traditional Amazigh sounds, and it blends and weaves jazz, reggae and especially the unmistakable sound of desert blues together.
Most of Tarwa N-Tiniri’s songs are written and composed by the band members, and some of the tracks come from Amazigh poets.
The band released their first song “Taryet” on March 2017. This song has built up two millions visits on Tarwa N-Tiniri’s YouTube channel.
In 2019, the band launched their first album “Azizdeg” with the Canadian record label Atty Records.
Tarwa N-Tiniri are a young and promising band that in their brief career have achieved successful tours around Norway and France, and they will surely surprise the rest of the world with their peculiar sound. Their objective is to make the nomadic cultures of the desert known through music as a universal language.
“We are the desert generation, the generation that must accept the responsibility of restoring the desert people’s culture, dignity and confidence.”