Albums of the week
A group of Manchester art-poppers have struggled to deliver a break-out single up to now
WORLD MUSIC
Tinariwen; Elwan (Wedge)
The desert blues magnetism of Tinariwen continues to exert a strong pull on Elwan, their seventh album. Although the record has been released at a difficult time for members of the band – their Saharan homeland in west Africa has become a place of conflict, threatened by insurgents – there are only occasional traces of melodic unease running through these 13 powerfully executed tracks.
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