Tamotait
Appearance
Tamotait | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 27 March 2020 | |||
Length | 41:24 | |||
Label | Glitterbeat | |||
Tamikrest chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
PopMatters | 8/10[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
[edit]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
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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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
[edit]- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Pontecorvo, Adriane (27 April 2020). "PopMatters review". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Rugoff, Lazlo (8 January 2020). "Desert blues meets Malian rock in Tamikrest's new LP, Tamotaït". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Fish, Bob (26 March 2020). "Tamotait by Tamikrest". Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Tamikrest unveils 'Awnafin', striking first single from forthcoming album Tamotait". Pan-african-music.com. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Honigmann, David (20 March 2020). "Tamikrest: Tamotaït — songs of longing from a Touareg band". Financial Times. UK.