Kader Tarhanine - Mali

Kader Tarhanine, the new jewel of modern Tuareg music, is the artist young people in the Sahara listen to the most. He embodies novelty, youthfulness and natural talent. He became known in 2012 with the song 'Tarhanine Tegla' or 'My love is gone'. He has Malian parents (from Menaka and Timbuktu), was born in Niger but grew up in Tamanrasset (southern Algeria).

For that reason, his musical orientation is intercultural with musicians from Algeria and Mali. He is inspired by the rich repertoire of this Sahel-Saharan region and lives between the two countries.

By mixing traditional rhythms with rock influences, together with lyrics inspired by Sahel poetry and Arabic poetry, Kader's music is sung by Tuaregs around the world. In 2018, his latest album 'Ikewane' ('Roots') was recorded at Salif Keita's Moffou studio in Bamako. Ikewane is a hymn of love, unity and peace. It is also a call against clandestine emigration and advocates the development of the Sahara.

In maart 2020 werd hij gespot door het Afrika Festival op de ‘MASA d’Abidjan’, de Ivoriaanse markt voor uitvoerende kunsten en werd geboekt voor de 2020 editie. Toen sloeg de corona pandemie toe, werd het festival geannuleerd. De carrière van Kader kreeg een ernstige terugslag. Gelukkig is er nu weer een tournee op gang gekomen en kunnen we het eerste concert van Kader Tarharnine in Nederland beleven in Hertme.

In March 2020, he was spotted by the Afrika Festival Hertme at 'MASA d'Abidjan', the Ivorian performing arts market, and was booked for the 2020 edition. Then the corona pandemic happened and the festival was canceled. Kader's career suffered a serious setback. Fortunately, another tour has now started and we can experience the first concert of Kader Tarharnine in the Netherlands in Hertme.

Listen to Kader: https://youtu.be/-iNhWhmMG6s

Kader Tarhanine – lead guitar, vocals

Mohammed Zenani – guitar, vocals

Dramane Touré - bass

Mohamed Alhousseini - percussion