Tinariwen
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Combined Graph record U-01459 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-I-0103. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Tinariwen is a Saharan Tuareg group formed in 1979 by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, playing desert blues; Grammy winner for the 2011 album Tassili; the group emerged from the refugee/rebel camps of Algeria and Libya, with roots in northern Mali and the Sahara.
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Tinariwen is a Saharan Tuareg group formed in 1979 by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, playing desert blues; Grammy winner for the 2011 album Tassili; the group emerged from the refugee/rebel camps of Algeria and Libya, with roots in northern Mali and the Sahara.
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Tinariwen is a Saharan Tuareg group formed in 1979 by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, playing desert blues; Grammy winner for the 2011 album Tassili; the group emerged from the refugee/rebel camps of Algeria and Libya, with roots in northern Mali and the Sahara.
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