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Etran Finatawa
Etran Finatawa's musicians come from Niger, a desert crossroads between the Berber and Arab cultures of the North and the many sub-Saharan cultures of the South, including the traditionally nomadic Tuareg and Wodaabe. The band, whose name means stars of tradition was formed in 2004 at the Festival in the Desert near Timbuctou by a group of ten Tuareg and Wodaabe musicians who wanted to unite these two nomadic cultures as a symbol of peace and reconciliation. The music of the two tribes is very different but the way it has been combined has produced a powerful and hypnotic sound and a new musical style of Nomad Blues. In Niger their music has a cult following and their songs are sung by the young and school children all over the country, and in recent years they have become hits on the European festival circuit as well, receiving a BBC World Music Award in 2007.
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LocationCalvary United Methodist Church
48th and Baltimore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
United States
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