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2017 studio album by Tinariwen
Elwan is the seventh album by theTuareg bandTinariwen ,released in 2017.[ 6] The title means "elephants" inTamashek and the term is used as a metaphor for militias and corporations that have trampled the fragile natural and human ecosystems of the desert.[ 7] The album was partially recorded inJoshua Tree National Park (as was its predecessorEmmaar ) with additional recording in Paris, France and M'hamed El Ghizlane, Morocco.[ 8] The album includes guest appearances byMatt Sweeney ,Kurt Vile ,Mark Lanegan ,andAlain Johannes .[ 7] One reviewer called the album "devastatingly beautiful,"[ 7] and another described the album as "musing on the values of ancestry, unity and fellowship, driven by the infectiously hypnotic cyclical guitar grooves that wind like creepers around their poetic imagery."[ 9] AllMusic namedElwan as one of the best albums of 2017.[ 10]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Tiwàyyen" Ibrahim Ag Alhabib / Eyadou Ag Leche 3:45 2. "Sastanàqqàm" Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni 3:24 3. "Nizzagh Ijbal" Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni 3:39 4. "Hayati" Ibrahim Ag Alhabib / Moulay El Wafi 3:23 5. "Ittus" Hassan Ag Touhami 3:45 6. "Ténéré Tàqqàl" Ibrahim Ag Alhabib 4:25 7. "Imidiwàn n-àkall-in" Ibrahim Ag Alhabib 3:33 8. "Talyat" Ibrahim Ag Alhabib 4:14 9. "Assàwt" Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni 3:39 10. "Arhegh ad annàgh" Ibrahim Ag Alhabib 2:47 11. "Nànnuflày" Eyadou Ag Leche / Mark Lanegan 5:03 12. "Fog Edaghàn (Intro Flute)" Tinariwen 1:26 13. "Fog Edaghàn" Tinariwen 3:07
Note: Tracks 12–13 are bonus tracks in some editions of the album.
All information from album liner notes.[ 11]
Ibrahim Ag Alhabib – lead vocals and lead guitar (tracks 1, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11)
Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni – lead vocals and lead guitar (tracks 2, 3, 8, 9), backing vocals (all tracks)
Alhassane Ag Touhami – lead vocals and lead guitar (track 5), backing vocals (all tracks)
Eyadou Ag Leche – bass (all tracks), guembri (track 7), guitar (tracks 1, 6), backing vocals (all tracks)
Elaga Ag Hamid – guitar (all tracks), backing vocals (all tracks)
Said Ag Ayad – percussion (all tracks), backing vocals (all tracks)
Amar Chaoui – percussion (all tracks)
Iyad Moussa Ben Abderahmane – guitar (tracks 1, 4, 8, 11), backing vocals (track 4)
Mina Walet Oumar – you-yous (tracks 1, 7)
Abdul Wahab Cheich, M'Bark Bellal, Melghaynine Sifori – children’s backing vocals (track 2)
Abdelkader Ourzig, Tahar Khaldi, Hicham Bouhasse, Haiballah Akhamouk – backing vocals (track 4)
The Gangas de Tagounite – percussion (tracks 3, 6, 7, 10)
Kurt Vile – guitar (tracks 1, 11)
Matt Sweeney – guitar (tracks 1, 8)
Alain Johannes – guitar (track 8)
Mark Lanegan – vocals (track 11)
^ "Elwan" .Metacritic.Retrieved14 February 2020 .
^ AllMusic review
^ Mullin, Kyle."Tinariwen Elwan" .Exclaim! .Exclaim!.Retrieved14 February 2020 .
^ "Tinariwen: Elwan review – different deserts, same hypnotic groove" .The Guardian .2017-02-05.Archived from the original on 2022-10-05.
^ Pitchfork review
^ "Tinariwen's New Album 'Elwan' Out Now" .Anti- Records .Anti- Records. February 10, 2017.Retrieved27 January 2018 .
^a b c Fraden, Angel E. (March 7, 2017)."Tinariwen Deliver a Devastatingly Beautiful Album With 'Elwan' " .okayafrica .Retrieved27 January 2018 .
^ Tsioulcas, Anastasia (February 2, 2017)."Review: Tinariwen, 'Elwan' " .NPR .Retrieved27 January 2018 .
^ Gill, Andy (February 8, 2017)."Album reviews: Tinariwen – 'Elwan', Sampha – 'Process', Rag'n'Bone Man – 'Human', and more" .The Independent .Retrieved27 January 2018 .
^ "AllMusic Best of 2017" .AllMusic .Retrieved27 January 2018 .
^ Tinariwen (2017).Liner notes: Elwan .
^ "Ultratop.be – Tinariwen – Elwan" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ "Ultratop.be – Tinariwen – Elwan" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ "Lescharts – Tinariwen – Elwan" .Hung Medien. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tinariwen – Elwan" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ "Tinariwen Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" .Billboard .Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ "Tinariwen Chart History (Independent Albums)" .Billboard .Retrieved December 22, 2018.