Tamotait Explained

Tamotait
Type:	studio
Artist:	Tamikrest
Cover:	Tamotait album.jpg
Length:	41:24
Label:	Glitterbeat
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Prev Year:	2017

Tamotait is the fifth studio album by Malian group Tamikrest. It was released on March 27, 2020, under Glitterbeat.^{[1] [2]}

The first single from the album, "Awnafin" was released on 10 February 2020.^[3] The Moroccan singer Hindi Zahra provided guest vocals on the track "Timtarin".^[4] The musicians who recorded on the album are : Ousmane Ag Mossa, Aghaly Ag Mohamedine, Cheick Ag Tiglia, Paul Salvagnac and Nicolas Grupp.

Critical reception

Tamotait was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 6 reviews.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Desert blues meets Malian rock in Tamikrest's new LP, Tamotaït. The Vinyl Factory. Rugoff. Lazlo. 8 January 2020. 27 May 2020.
2. Web site: Tamotait by Tamikrest. Folk Radio UK. Fish. Bob. 26 March 2020. 27 May 2020.
3. Web site: Tamikrest unveils 'Awnafin', striking first single from forthcoming album Tamotait. Pan-african-music.com. 10 February 2020. 27 May 2020.
4. News: Financial Times. UK. Tamikrest: Tamotaït — songs of longing from a Touareg band. David. Honigmann. 20 March 2020.