Home / Music / Tinariwen's Imidiwan is desert blues from the SaharaMusic linernotes album music imidiwanTinariwen's Imidiwan is desert blues from the SaharaTinariwen’s Imidiwan is the sound of the Sahara translated through electric guitars. It’s categorized as desert blues, fusing Malian Tuareg musical traditions with rock energy. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesTinariwen's songs are rooted in the Tuareg rebellionTinariwen's 'Amasrar' is a Tamashek word, keeping the Tuareg language alive through musicTinariwen's Amadjar was released on Glitterbeat RecordsTinariwen's Amadjar was the band's ninth studio albumTinariwen's Amasrar continued their desert blues exploration on NonesuchExploreA fuzz box and a 1970s afro-rock band inspired Merzbow's Pulse DemonShaker Loops plays on both trembling strings and Shaker dancingThe Undivided Five layers Hilma af Klint, the perfect fifth, and the five sensesHermann Hesse's Siddhartha inspired Yes's 'Close to the Edge'A footnote in Autobiography of a Yogi sparked Yes's Tales from Topographic OceansPrevious Tinariwen's songs are rooted in the Tuareg rebellionNext Tinariwen's Amasrar continued their desert blues exploration on Nonesuch