WorldMusic

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) meaning “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 Tamanrasset, Algeria, 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.
Austin TV (MEXICO) These guys change projects every 3 years. This video shows a period where they would cover their faces in a cone like alien mask. WItha a Math Rock concept they try to fit every note inteligently a precise.
And So I Watch You From Afar (Northern Ireland) In an era where musically supposely less is more and the purest and cleanest sound is better, ASIWYFA goes the other way around, guitarrists and bass player have an enourmous stack of effect pedals that…..
 

Beirut Rock Festival

Soda Estereo (ARGENTINNA) An old song from an extinct band but very, very well known among the Latinamerican community of all ages, known from Los Angeles Ca. southwards to Tierra de Fuego in South America. Soda Estereo inluenced by bands like the Police, The Cure and many others projects this Latinamerican Ache through their songs.

ZOÉ – DEJA TE CONECTO (LIVE) from RODRIGO GUARDIOLA on Vimeo.