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Kader Tarhanine - Live at Afrika Festival Hertme
date of performance - July 2, 2023

Kader Tarhanine, the new jewel of modern Tuareg music, is the artist young people in the Sahara listen to the most. He embodies novelty, youthfulness and natural talent. He became known in 2012 with the song 'Tarhanine Tegla' or 'My love is gone'. He has Malian parents (from Menaka and Timbuktu), was born in Niger but grew up in Tamanrasset (southern Algeria).

For that reason, his musical orientation is intercultural with musicians from Algeria and Mali. He is inspired by the rich repertoire of this Sahel-Saharan region and lives between the two countries.

By mixing traditional rhythms with rock influences, together with lyrics inspired by Sahel poetry and Arabic poetry, Kader's music is sung by Tuaregs around the world. In 2018, his latest album 'Ikewane' ('Roots') was recorded at Salif Keita's Moffou studio in Bamako. Ikewane is a hymn of love, unity and peace. It is also a call against clandestine emigration and advocates the development of the Sahara.

Adama Dramé was born in Nouna, Burkina-Faso, in 1954. He is the sixth generation of a family of musicians and griot storytellers from Malinké culture. At the age of twelve he turned professional thanks to his father, a griot Djéli from father to son.
In 1978, he was one of the first djembolas to play in Europe, introducing the world to his culture, his history and his talent, which has since become mythical.

This master of the djembe knows the rhythms of West Africa down to the last detail. He has also found his place in contemporary music and combines his rhythms with those of other traditions.


Kader Tarhanine, de nieuwe parel van de moderne Toeareg-muziek, is de artiest waar jongeren in de Sahara het meest naar luisteren. Hij belichaamt nieuwheid, jeugdigheid en natuurlijk talent. Hij werd bekend in 2012 met het nummer 'Tarhanine Tegla' of 'Mijn liefde is verdwenen'. Hij heeft Malinese ouders (uit Menaka en Timboektoe), werd geboren in Niger maar groeide hij op in Tamanrasset (Zuid-Algerije). Om die reden is zijn muzikale oriëntatie intercultureel met muzikanten uit Algerije en Mali. Hij laat hij zich inspireren door het rijke repertoire van deze Sahel-Sahara-regio en leeft tussen de twee landen.

Door traditionele ritmes te mengen met rockinvloeden met teksten geïnspireerd door Sahel-poezie en Arabische poëzie, wordt Kader's muziek gezongen door Toearegs over de hele wereld. In 2018 werd zijn laatste album opgenomen ‘Ikewane’ (‘Wortels’) in de Moffou-studio van Salif Keita in Bamako. Ikewane is een hymne aan liefde, eenheid en vrede. Het is ook een oproep tegen clandestiene emigratie en pleit voor de ontwikkeling van de Sahara.

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