Years active 2005 to present | Website www.etranfinatawa.com Genre Genre type unspecified | |
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Labels World Music Network/Riverboat Records Albums The Sahara Sessions, Desert Crossroads, Tarkat Tajje, Introducing Etran Finatawa Members Bagui Bouga, Bammo Agonla, Mamane Tankari, Alhousseini Mohammed Anivolla, Goumar Abdoul Jamil Similar Alhousseini Anivolla, Tartit, Terakaft, Toumast, Tamikrest | ||
Etran finatawa at womad abu dhabi 2009
Etran Finatawa is a Niger-based band, formed in 2004 during the Festival au Désert near Timbuktu, Mali. The music of Etran Finatawa blends the traditional music of the Wodaabe and Tuareg people with western instruments such as the electric guitar.
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- Etran finatawa at womad abu dhabi 2009
- Etran finatawa festival international 2008
- Discography
- Songs
- References
Since 2005 they have toured extensively in Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia. In 2007, their debut album Introducing Etran Finatawa (2006) was nominated for a BBC Radio Award for World Music. They released their follow-up, Desert Crossroads, in 2008, and in 2010 released Tarkat Tajje/Let's Go. In 2013, the band released their fourth album, "The Sahara Sessions".
The name of the band means "the stars of tradition".
Etran finatawa festival international 2008
Discography
Songs
MatinfaThe Sahara Sessions · 2013
SurbajoIntroducing Etran Finatawa · 2006
HeemeIntroducing Etran Finatawa · 2006