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Tamotait

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Tamotait
Studio album by
Released27 March 2020 (2020-03-27)
Length41:24
LabelGlitterbeat
Tamikrest chronology
Kidal
(2017)
Tamotait
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters8/10[2]

Tamotait is the fifth studio album by Malian group Tamikrest. It was released on March 27, 2020, under Glitterbeat.[3][4]

The first single from the album, "Awnafin" was released on 10 February 2020.[5] The Moroccan singer Hindi Zahra provided guest vocals on the track "Timtarin".[6] The musicians who recorded on the album are : Ousmane Ag Mossa, Aghaly Ag Mohamedine, Cheick Ag Tiglia, Paul Salvagnac and Nicolas Grupp.

Critical reception

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Tamotait was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 6 reviews.[1]

Track listing

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Tamotait track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Awnafin"4:08
2."Azawad"4:01
3."Amzagh"4:18
4."Amidinin Tad Adouniya"3:54
5."As Sastnan Hidjan"5:16
6."Timtarin"5:50
7."Tihoussay"5:02
8."Anha Achal Wad Namda"3:37
9."Tabsit"5:18

References

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  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ^ Pontecorvo, Adriane (27 April 2020). "PopMatters review". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. ^ Rugoff, Lazlo (8 January 2020). "Desert blues meets Malian rock in Tamikrest's new LP, Tamotaït". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. ^ Fish, Bob (26 March 2020). "Tamotait by Tamikrest". Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Tamikrest unveils 'Awnafin', striking first single from forthcoming album Tamotait". Pan-african-music.com. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  6. ^ Honigmann, David (20 March 2020). "Tamikrest: Tamotaït — songs of longing from a Touareg band". Financial Times. UK.