\u201cAs a band, no one lays down a heavier groove right now.\u201d \u2013 Q Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n The soul of the Sahara. <\/strong><\/p>\n TINARIWEN are a revelation. Both a dream and a nightmare for those of us trying to describe what makes them special.\u00a0 A dream because their tale is indeed epic \u2013 rebellion, guns and guitars, desert nomads, the real Saharan blues \u2013easy nuggets of gold to thrill-seeking journalists and music prospectors. A nightmare because none of these clich\u00e9s really do the band justice.<\/p>\n TINARIWEN are a revelation. Among their fans: Robert Plant, Thom Yorke, Damon Albarn, Chris Martin. Their desert blues is the spirit of all music: a bridge between worlds, between cultures, between peoples. Electrifying and singular. Distinctive like no other live band.<\/p>\n We\u2019re excited beyond words to bring TINARIWEN to China for two extraordinary shows. November 15 in Shanghai<\/strong> at the Bandai Namco Shanghai Base,\u00a0 and November 16 inBeijing<\/strong> at Gewara Tango LIVE 3F.<\/p>\n TINARIWEN\u2019s tale is the stuff of rock\u2019n\u2019roll dreams, bursting with myth and mythos. Founding member Ibrahim Ag Alhabib grew up in desolation in Mali, where he witnessed his own father\u2019s death at the age of four. Later, after seeing a western film, he built his first guitar from a bicycle wire, a stick and a tin can.<\/p>\n The band was founded in the 1980\u2019s in Tuareg camps in Libya, where the nomadic peoples had relocated to find work and a new life away from their homeland of the Sahara. This interaction with city life yielded unexpected consequences, they became exposed to Western music – most notably the guitar-driven anthems of Jimi Hendrix and the American Blues – which they mixed with their own soulful dirges which they\u2019d perform in the camps by the fire with battery-operated amps.<\/p>\n When revolution broke out back in Mali, they left Libya behind, hung up their guitars and picked up guns to fight for the Tuareg independence. When the discord died down, the band returned to music, delivering songs imbued with aching beauty and lonesome poetry. Their music was bootlegged and traded around the region, earning them a devout following. Then in the late 1990s, they were discovered by Western musicians and for the first time, their songs left the Sahara and were introduced to the world. For the next ten years, the nomads now traveled the world, performing at nearly every notable festival and venue around the globe, providing the world with a vivid, evocative picture of the dunes of western Africa.<\/p>\n November 15 in Shanghai<\/strong> at the Bandai Namco Shanghai Base,\u00a0 and November 16 inBeijing<\/strong> at Gewara Tango LIVE 3F. TINARIWEN are a triumphant encounter \u2013 don\u2019t miss this.<\/p>\n Split Works Presents: TINARIWEN<\/strong><\/p>\n SHANGHAI<\/strong>![\"taobao](\"https:\/\/spli-t.com\/splitworks2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/taobao-2-1024x512.jpg\")
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\nWednesday, November 15, 8pm
\nVenue: BANDAI NAMCO Shanghai Base DREAM HALL\uff08\u4e07\u4ee3\u5357\u68a6\u5bab\u4e0a\u6d77\u6587\u5316\u4e2d\u5fc3\u68a6\u60f3\u5267\u573a\uff09
\nAddress: 1\/F, 179 Yichang Road, Putuo District\uff08\u666e\u9640\u533a\u5b9c\u660c\u8def179\u53f7\u4e00\u697c\uff09
\nTickets: 260(Presale) \/ 300(Door)
\n* Pre-sales end on 12 noon, Nov.15th, 2017
\nTickets once sold cannot be refunded!
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