Algerian Tuareg band Imarhan have been described as Tinariwen‘s proteges, and their frontman Sadam has toured as a member of Tinariwen. They were supposed to play Austin’s Levitation fest this past ...

An isolated, notoriously dangerous desert is preferable to amenity rife Western locales. At least that’s the case for Imarhan while working on an album. That’s because the rising Tuareg Saharan ...

"Imarhan’s music is based on the assouf and Tuareg traditional music – that is the most important, it is the real base," says frontman Iyad Moussa Ben Abderahmane, aka Sadam, on the sound of the ...

Gruff and Imarhan met at one of Damon Albarn’s Africa Express shows in London. “My time at Aboogi with Imarhan was unforgettable,” Gruff says. “We hid from the sun and drank hot strong tea in the ...

Imarhan emerged from southern Algeria’s close-knit Tuareg community in 2006. Fans of Tuareg rock greats Tinariwen will already be familiar with the quintet; Imarhan front man Iyad Moussa Ben ...

Just how far can a groove take you? To the depths of space, to stretches of desert punctuated by towns nestled among the dunes? On Saturday at Cafe Nine, Dilemastronauta and Imarhan gave a masterclass ...

The electricity around Saturday’s pairing of Saharan desert blues band Imarhan and the spirited musical collective known as Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros still has us buzzing. If you missed the ...

Quasi anticipating some kind of Fourth World WOMAD style party, the expectant crowd at the Green Door Store were in for a winsome surprise on Saturday night as Algerian five piece Imarhan brought ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. At the time of their previous album, 2018’s Temet, Imarhan were leading a more nomadic life than usual, split ...

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College is back in session after an extended break due to the pandemic. Live music is a huge part of the college experience; even in a small town like Binghamton where you often have to travel to ...