Tassili (album)
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| Released | 29 August 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 1–20 November 2010, Tassili n'Ajjer, south-east Algeria | |||
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| Label | Anti | |||
| Producer | Ian Brennan, Jean Paul Romann | |||
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Tassili is the fifth album by the Tuareg-Berber band Tinariwen, recorded in Tassili n'Ajjer, an Algerian national park in 2011. The album marked a major departure from previous recordings. The producer, Ian Brennan, stated that it "was the least overdubbed, most live, band-centric and song-oriented record they have done.”
The album won a Grammy Award for Best World Music Album in 2012.