Tassili
by Tinariwen
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Aug 30, 2011
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. kermitology
    Sep 1, 2011
    9
    I have no idea what language the lyrics are in (Arabic perhaps?) but in any case, the music is absolutely beautiful. It's the kind of thing that you can just lose yourself if. This is the power that music has over someone.

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. The Wire
    Dec 5, 2011
    60
    There's still plenty to enjoy on Tassilli, but desert blooms fade fast when overwatered. [Sep 2011, p.65]
  2. Austin Chronicle
    Nov 3, 2011
    89
    Tassili's more acoustic than previous efforts but entirely transfixing, filled with haunted pleas about solitude ("Asuf D Alwa"), faith ("Ya Messinagh"), and drought ("Takest Tamidaret").
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  3. Consequence
    Oct 6, 2011
    70
    The result is an intimate, crystalline collection of almost entirely acoustic songs that hews as closely to American folk as it does Algerian protest songs.
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