Posts Tagged ‘Niger’

Bombino, Tamikrest and Ag Jackson

Monday, January 9th, 2012

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This 2011 november evening, I had the chance to witness my first tuareg rock battle.

On one side of the ring, Bombino from Agadez, Niger, jumping all around and playing with his Fender as fast as he could.
On the other side, Tamikrest from Kidal, Mali, calmly and deeply launching their Gibson sound in the air.

And the winner was ….
Ahmed Abdoulaye Boudane (aka “Ag Jackson”), young tuareg painter, who made a brilliant saharan air guitar show.

Bombino Tamikrest

waaa

Listen to Bombino +++ and Tamikrest +++

Discover Ahmed Abdoulaye Boudane work +++

Niger River Crossing

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

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Niger River Crossing, near Timbuktu, Mali

© Arnaud Contreras / www.arnaudcontreras.com

Exhibition Desert Camp, Rencontres sous les tentes sahariennes

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

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Group exhibition Desert Camp, Rencontres sous les tentes sahariennes
Musée du Montparnasse, Paris
28/04 – 31/05/2009

Photos and videos by :

Raymond Depardon
Jean-Philippe Charbonnier
Jean-Marc Durou
Gilles Perrin
Arnaud Contreras
Nadia Belalimat
Yvan Gherman
Nadia Nid El Mourid
Sylvain Grolleau

© Arnaud Contreras / www.arnaudcontreras.com

Saharan Disco by Terakaft

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Saharan Disco by Terakaft