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News: Tinariwen announce Australia/New Zealand tour

Desert-blues pioneers, Tinariwen, have announced an eight-date tour of New Zealand and Australia in May/June of this year. The tour begins in New Zealand before winging its’ way across the…

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Say Psych: Live Review: Manchester Psych Fest 03.09.2022

The UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester Psych Fest returned this year for its 9th and biggest event to date. After some problems with logistics last year, largely due to…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: On His LP Border Patrol, Singer-Songwriter Farees Turns Trauma Into Art, With Humor, Grace and Righteous Anger

When Farees, the singer-song writer, released his stirring debut solo album in 2015, Mississippi to Sahara, (under the name Faris), he did what many artists do; he planned a tour…

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Say Psych: News: Manchester Psych Fest reveals full line up for 2021

Manchester Psych Fest has today revealed the full line up for its return on 4 September 2021. It includes Malian rebel rockers Tinariwen as co-headliners with Stereolab, feted post-punk outfit Dry Cleaning, afrobeat eight-piece Kokoroko and Japanese…

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Track: Tinariwen – Taqkal Tarha, plus new album and European tour news

Tinariwen have revealed details of their forthcoming ninth album, Amadjar, out on Wedge / PIAS on Friday 6th September. They’ve drafted in a whole host of guests for the record…

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