World Music

This section is for you to get to know interesting and cool bands abroad Germany, musically there si so much going around the world that is almost impossible to grasp it all.

Tinariwen (ALGERIA) (Tamasheqⵜⵏⵔⵓⵏ, with vowels ⵜⵉⵏⴰⵔⵉⵓⴻⵏ, pronounced tinariwen “deserts”, plural of ténéré “desert”) is a Grammy Award-winning group of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. The band was formed in 1979 in TamanrassetAlgeria, but returned to Mali after a cease-fire in the 1990s. The group first started to gain a following outside the Sahara region in 2001 with the release of The Radio Tisdas Sessions, and with performances at Festival au Désert in Mali and the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Their popularity rose internationally with the release of the critically acclaimed Aman Iman in 2007. NPR calls the group “music’s true rebels”, AllMusic deems the group’s music “a grassroots voice of rebellion”, and Slate calls the group “rock ‘n’ roll rebels whose rebellion, for once, wasn’t just metaphorical”
ANNA RF (ISRAEL) anna RF is an Electro – Ethnic – Reggae group. The phrase anna RF is an Arabic-Hebrew expression which has a double meaning – “I know” and “I don’t know”, that is the concept behind the band. The band was formed in a tiny desert village called “Shaharut”, Anna RF creates music that combines the beauty of different cultures and brings people together in a joyful celebration of unity. The groups sound is a mix between east & west, blending ancient and modern instruments with a live-electronic touch. The message of the songs is one of happiness and freedom. anna RF is also about visual art and collaborations. The group is travelling across the globe creating music and videos with local artists in authentic settings using a portable studio.
The Kordz (Lebannon) have risen to the pinnacle of the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean rock scene after years of constant gigging, perseverance and overcoming obstacles. The Kordz were known across Lebanon as the hardest working band around, as their high-energy gigs drew an ever-increasing throng of fans and increasingly high profile gigs, including opening for the likes of international Alt-Rock band PLACEBO and the legendary ROBERT PLANT.

Tinariwen (ALGERIA) (Tamasheqⵜⵏⵔⵓⵏ, with vowels ⵜⵉⵏⴰⵔⵉⵓⴻⵏ, pronounced tinariwen “deserts”, plural of ténéré “desert”) is a Grammy Award-winning group of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. The band was formed in 1979 in TamanrassetAlgeria, but returned to Mali after a cease-fire in the 1990s. The group first started to gain a following outside the Sahara region in 2001 with the release of The Radio Tisdas Sessions, and with performances at Festival au Désert in Mali and the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Their popularity rose internationally with the release of the critically acclaimed Aman Iman in 2007. NPR calls the group “music’s true rebels”, AllMusic deems the group’s music “a grassroots voice of rebellion”, and Slate calls the group “rock ‘n’ roll rebels whose rebellion, for once, wasn’t just metaphorical”

ANNA RF (ISRAEL) anna RF is an Electro – Ethnic – Reggae group. The phrase anna RF is an Arabic-Hebrew expression which has a double meaning – “I know” and “I don’t know”, that is the concept behind the band. The band was formed in a tiny desert village called “Shaharut”, Anna RF creates music that combines the beauty of different cultures and brings people together in a joyful celebration of unity. The groups sound is a mix between east & west, blending ancient and modern instruments with a live-electronic touch. The message of the songs is one of happiness and freedom. anna RF is also about visual art and collaborations. The group is travelling across the globe creating music and videos with local artists in authentic settings using a portable studio.