Tinariwen - TENERE TAQQIM TOSSAM

[frezatto]

music for toubab :/

[michaeljackson37]

"tinariwen" won the best world music album grammy award 2012

[tarik666gothic]

5 fans de justin biberon sont passés par là ....

[BoBtheparrot7]

Is it bad that I dont speak a lick of any of the languages spoken in Mali, but know every "word" to this song??

[tarik666gothic]

@BoBtheparrot7 Tinariwen are not malians, and the language used here is "Targui" (Tinariwen is an Algerian group)

[BoBtheparrot7]

@tarik666gothic Please go to their wikipedia page. They ARE from Mali. Algeria is very close to where they are from though. They are from the northern part of Mali where it is mainly desert.

[tarik666gothic]

@BoBtheparrot7 Wikipedia informations are aded by users, the Tinariwen Group is from Algeria, from the tassili ahaggar, and the tassili n'ajjer ,,,,, this places are in Algeria, I'm from Tamenrasset so I know what I say ..

[RocksHuNter]

@tarik666gothic so why they fighting against Mali government ? they are from AZAWAD which is the northern part of Mali

[tarik666gothic]

@RocksHuNter They fight beceause they are Touaregs ! and the touareg are in all the sahara (Algeria, Tchad, Sudan, Mali, Niger Libya,,,,) 70% of the group was born in south Algeria,

[tarik666gothic]

@BoBtheparrot7 I invite you to listen to this " Ya sid el mir" it's a Tinariwen's song, in algerian arabic, Send me a private message if you want some pics of Algerian sahara , taken on january. ^^

[tittsokk]

Masterpiece of 2011...

[jwheyer22]

I wish the world were a more simple place.... reminds me of how i felt about Arizona when i was little. I always loved the desert

[alejandrosanclem]

Love this song ever since i heard it the first time. Soulful altogether.

[kalove88]

such a beautiful berbere music i love it, i love the desert spirit, enjoy everybody

[Gus1597]

wow....*sniffle*



[mirkingo]

its so beautiful tanks for making 

[Leutzina]

@PearsonTony56 it's a shit man

[billnikolop]

Fuck it's beautiful shit.......

[themoroccanqing]

@celena33212 one race but 4 languages :)

[fabbers3o14159]

amazing band! loving their songs :)

[cool121092]

im glad there's a lot of colbert viewers (including myself) listening to this song... That's the only reason I can think of as to why there isn't much racist comments, yeah manne

[DaigojiGai]

@celena33212 Most of the music I listen to is in various languages, from various lands across many different styles.

Careful grouping up "Americans" as all being ignorant. We aren't all a like. Hell, I'm an African American that is fluent in Japanese and Italian... explain that.

[themoroccanqing]

@DaigojiGai African Americans are actually great... they got that genius perhaps from the cradle of the globe.

[ilshwak]

To all Colbert Report listeners, don't stay on this song explore their other stuff on the album and other albums. It's good stuff.

[ilshwak]

@celena33212

Don't know what gumface says, but there are Americans who are different. Me for example, I listen to french rap, got started on Tinariwen, listen to Mozart, oriental, Oriental mixed with beats, dubstep, classic rock, eurobeat, gangsta rap, dirty south, west coast, east coast, Rachid Taha (band), and others. There are few of us, but we are here.

[GrubbsFilm]

@celena33212 Oh alright then, yeah you can never really tell with online comments these ddays haha, thanks.

[GrubbsFilm]

@celena33212 I DIDN'T KNOW, which is why I was asking. Read the whole comment, thanks

[basbombeke1]

what's the guitar the guy with the beard and glasses is playing on?

[ashmizzo]

Never thought I could find such a treasure on comdey show, love it. Love how they are pleading with the desert. My beautiful Africa

[AegisEpoch]

they should make a misheard lyrics to this

[unspokenrespect]

good stuff

[landcaster11]

reminds me of blues. I dont know why but its got a blues feel.

[GrubbsFilm]

does anyone know the other lyrics? I assume that's Arabic, but I'm not to comfortable with that assumption haha

[MrPittsSox]

@GrubbsFilm i think it is sung in Tamashek

[aLittleLotus]

@GrubbsFilm go to the next page of comments, i posted all the official lyrics

[silentsonification]

AMAZING



[818Digi]

Very Nice..........very beautiful music, even if i don't understand the language. I can feel the power they create.

[MrPittsSox]

tenere = desert. what is taqqim tossam?

[d92nu]

@MrPittsSox The phrase "tenere taqqim tossam", i think, means the "desert is jealous"

[TheBrianDP]

I'm pretty much in love with this song.

[lmcdowall]

This shit is dope son!

[johnnykleen]

this song is blowing my mind wide fucking open

[aLittleLotus]

official (translated) lyrics taken from the album's booklet: "The Desert is mine. Tenere, my homeland. We come to you when the sun goes down, leaving a trail of blood across the sky which the black night wipes out The desert is hot and its water hard to find Water is life and soul To all my brother i say, the desert is jealous! (continued in reply)

[aLittleLotus]

@aLittleLotus

Oh, Tenere! A jealous desert!

Why can't you see? You are a treasure

I've seen the world. I love you better

Oh, Tenere!

You are the treasure of my soul

I cry out to God on High

to bring my people together

in unity"

"the sound at the song's end (album version) is the first rain in five years that occurred during the recording in southeast Algeria."

[Noccoman]

I liked Tunde's vocals better on the colbert live version, but this still kicks ass!

[egodeosum]

these guys are a walking paradox, the desert is so hot and yet this is so god damn cool

[Chaamsekoeienmelker]

lyrics? Just kiddin

[faceheadstudios]

I am with realoverfake I keep playing this over and over since The Colbert Report.

[2012Libertas]

Much Love Tinariwen!! Hearing your music is inspirational, but seeing your videos and how your love and courage effect those around you, that is captivating!! I will see Tinariwen live...

[Geoooooorgia]

Fucking awesome... I'd love to hear this play on American radio stations

[audball911]

Stephen Colbert has given me an earworm.

[HarharHagrid]

Thanks to Tinariwen for having the courage to share their music. Their lyrics and sound are perfectly in synch; it touches the soul.

[LightRuler003]

I never taught I would love this song

[MrPittsSox]

Yep, stuck in my head since I saw them on Colbert last night.

[bibbyni]

Nice rhythm, I would like a cuo of that coffee. Which country is this?

[TheRockinRowl]

@bibbyni Mali

[realoverfake]

thanks to steven colbert, i cant stop playing this song

[GDuff123]

@realoverfake its the Colbert Bump ;D

[SaturnCeleste]

@realoverfake I second that! This is a must hear song!

[Havergoe]

@realoverfake same here

[TheGreatFiGHtME]

@realoverfake

Yes. God bless him for puting this band in the limelight in America.

[MrEvitcartta]

They just played this live on The Colbert Report!

[volchich]

daaaaaaaaamn! by far the best tune of this album, magnificient song

[thewrongsong]

thank you four tet

[saschaeh]

Bought the album - really good and great packaging

[johnbennet]

They say you are the treasure of my soul, meaning they are talking about where they live and way of life, their people, culture etc. is the treasure of their soul. Fuck it's beautiful shit.

[gumface]

It means that all you american assholes that are totally unable to listen to good music that has been created from a different culture than yours, are gonna die painfully by the hand of Taqqim Tossam!!!

An english version? Are you stupid or what?

[weatherman2007]

@gumface I'm in America and been a fan of Tinariwen for about 8 years now. I love music from all over the world. I don't have to understand the lyrics to understand the meaning behind the music.

[W33dFestizio]

@gumface lol yea that really shows how kind and peaceful you are lol threaten people with death haha what it shows is that you are no better that those americans who you condem people dont have to like what you want them to like thats the point of being free "oh you dont like what we like so we will just kill you" you are pathetic a good person would be kind and peaceful and try to reason with intolerant people and accept thier veiws no matter what you are just as intolerant as anyone else

[gumface]

@W33dFestizio man, I´m just talking about music! calm down! This has nothing to do with intolerance! Just to let you know, I´m not muslim, I´m not even a religious person... I´m just a music lover.

[gumface]

Your previous comment:lol i love all you people "oh we want peace" but you are just as quick as us americans to go straight to violence word of advice to you buddy if usa is remembered for anything it will be for having the largest militia and with the most automatic weapons on hand i can be as peaceful as you want me to be but you start threatng people guns come out you better have a armory or a big fucking bomb you think muslims are crazy ill gladly die taking out as many of you as i can bitch

[gumface]

@gumface I prefer this one! Much more "tolerant" It´s a pitty you deleted it!

[tesseract4444]

Yes, an English version starts at about 2'30"

[MArtsKasabov]

Travel music!!!

[TheStik95]

thumbs up if you tried to clean your screen in the first seconds of this video

[Ianjcarroll]

sounds great...  the tones really lend them selves.... love it...

[BOOMDIGIDYable]

Is there an english version?

[IlliamDhoneManx]

@BOOMDIGIDYable  Idiot!

[BOOMDIGIDYable]

@IlliamDhoneManx I love this song. Dont have to be a fuckin douchebag just because i wanna know what the lyrics mean. Asshole.

[Lalitlait36977]

yamna fhajakharey!! Co za asy!!



[FrostyTowster]

TV ON THE RADIO.... if you like this but want it in english check em out.

[bywotway]

What does it mean?

[thaicedtea666]

Kyp's beard and Ibrahim's hair = enough magic for all.

[thaicedtea666]

Masterpiece.

[dagheresse]

Tinariwen with Rain Machine in winter 2011 in Djanet great work

nice great work

but i ask Rain Machine kyp malone about video clip he tell me : " we're just friends with Tinariwen " and other person with ask me : " are you a musician " ??

[ValProTube]

Excellent song! What camera did you use to take picture?

[larkin0002]

Amazing. Can't wait for the new album.