ASSOUF, KEL - Black Tenere (Sealed) (LP)

On the heels of their acclaimed album Tikounen - a recording The Guardian called - a leap forward in the modern Tuareg sound...truly radical' - Kel Assouf return with an even more transformative collection: Black Tenere. Produced by the band's keyboardist Sofyann Ben Youssef, the mastermind behind the highly touted AMMAR 808, the new album strips things back to a power trio and focuses on the crackling, forward-looking energy of Nigerien front man Anana Ag Haroun's next level Kel Tamashek (Tuareg) rock songs.