Tinariwen Aman Iman: Water Is Life

3 stars out of 5 -- "Tinariwen's third album again sounds thrillingly unlike anything else on the planet....[With] dense, pulsing guitars..."
"AMAN IMAN is at once sinewy and spooky, with lyrical concerns that address both societal oppression and a metaphysical bent borne of the desperate beauty of their home in the sands."
"High female ululations punctuate the parched declamations of the male voices, electric guitars knit across the sands, accompanied by minimal percussion and massed voices."
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Every syncopated hand clap pattern and tightly coiled guitar solo contributes to the emotional impact of the band's elegantly restrained delivery."
"[I]t has a fierce, loping pace that evokes the harsh but beautiful landscape of the Sahara and the Touareg's nomadic way of life."
"It's a tight communal sound with irresistible riffs that unroll for mile upon mile and songs that never run out of steam."
Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.42) - "They make music that combines hypnotic grooves with gutsy, blues-derived guitar riffs and Arabic-sounding percussion..."