Kel Tinariwen AwaitingStock "Band Of Joy" was recorded

"Band Of Joy" was recorded in Nashville with a stellar cast of musicians

minimizing the need to carry extra equipment

as Keltoum explains: “I think the cassette played crucial role as a tool of communication

The choir is joined in this new recording by the World Orchestra for Peace

Kel Tinariwen AwaitingStock "Band Of Joy" was recordedA revelatory discovery in the Tinariwen archives, Kel Tinariwen is an early cassette tape recorded in the early 90s that never received a wider release, and sheds new light on the band's already rich history. Not having yet developed the fuller band sound that they became internationally established with, Kel Tinariwen features their trademark hypnotic guitar lines and call and response vocals weaving in between raw drum machine rhythms and keyboard