Tamikrest

The legendary Sahara rock band Tamikrest was founded in 2006 by Ousmane Ag Mossa, Cheikh Ag Tiglia and Aghaly Ag Mohamedine in Tinzawaten on the border between Algeria and Mali. Inspired by the musical heritage of Tinariwen and driven by the desire to give voice to the suppressed Kel Tamasheq (Tuareg) people, the group quickly made a name for itself.

After their Kampnagel concerts in 2013 and 2017, Tamikrest are now returning to Hamburg to present their album »ASSIKEL«, released in May: The sixth studio album – "Assikel" means "journey" in Tamasheq – was recorded live to analogue tape and sounds correspondingly immediate and unfiltered. By turns intimate, raw and deeply atmospheric, it weaves together electric and acoustic guitars, lap steel, dub bass and hand percussion into songs ranging from Ishumar rock'n'roll to hypnotic folk meditations. Always at the centre: Ousmane's voice and his lyrics about displacement, resistance and longing – a reflection of the reality faced by many Kel Tamasheq who have been forced to leave their homeland in northern Mali for years.

After extensive tours across Europe, Africa, North and South America, Japan, South Korea and Australia, Tamikrest will demonstrate at this concert how the full force of their music unfolds live – with trance-like grooves, spiralling guitars and vocals that slowly transform into collective ecstasy.

»The icons of desert blues have created another masterpiece« (visions.de).