The growing sensation that is the Tuareg desert blues band Tinariwen of Mali passed through New Orleans on November 7 for a show at the House of Blues. Marc Pagani was there and captured inspiring footage and photos of the band’s performance.
If you haven’t checked out Tinariwen, watch the video below and pick up their newest record, Tassili, an incredible LP featuring the brilliant Nels Cline of Wilco, as well as Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone from TV on the Radio and the Big Easy’s own Dirty Dozen Brass Band.
Continue on for Pagani’s video and photos below. And enjoy.
Professional photojournalist Marc Pagani captured these images for Live Music Blog: NOLA, a content partner of NolaVie. For more information on NolaVie, go to nolavie.com.
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