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Genre
tuareg guitar
Parent Genre: World/Traditional

Tuareg guitar music is a genre that originated in the Sahara desert region of West Africa. It is characterized by its hypnotic rhythms, intricate guitar melodies, and soulful vocals. The music often tells stories of the Tuareg people's nomadic lifestyle, struggles, and traditions. The genre gained international recognition in the 21st century with the emergence of several talented Tuareg guitarists who fused traditional Tuareg music with rock, blues, and other genres.


Top artists of tuareg guitar genre

Tinariwen
Imarhan
Bombino
Mdou Moctar
Tamikrest
Terakaft
Les Filles de Illighadad
Kel Assouf
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tuareg guitar music timeline

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List of tuareg guitar artists

Here is a list of tuareg guitar artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the tuareg guitar genre. You can find out what tuareg guitar genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Tinariwen
49 24 56 56 54 47 119 299176
2
Imarhan
40 26 61 60 39 63 116 40931
3
Bombino
40 10 48 71 26 57 113 86445
4
Mdou Moctar
37 36 39 75 25 64 122 100292
5
Tamikrest
33 30 54 61 55 60 133 31976
6
Terakaft
32 2 59 54 55 56 106 15711
7
Les Filles de Illighadad
30 34 49 46 66 43 118 25252
8
Kel Assouf
29 8 63 54 55 69 116 6997
9
Ahmoudou Madassane
28 90 44 41 78 32 125 2694
10
Etran de L'AÏr
28 40 52 82 48 82 101 9816
11
Etran Finatawa
25 10 68 50 45 60 135 15077
12
Amaria Hamadalher
21 90 37 32 88 45 82 481
13
Tarwa N-Tiniri
21 4 53 67 26 55 138 3902
14
Koudede
18 12 64 40 67 54 95 2031
15
Abdallah Oumbadougou
15 1 68 84 33 90 111 2445
16
Amanar
15 0 71 61 47 88 135 1622
17
Group Anmataff
14 0 76 72 72 69 102 1241
18
Nabil Baly Othmani
14 1 61 52 65 63 112 1328
19
Afous d'Afous
12 1 65 76 36 87 155 3076
20
Toumast
7 57 89 56 23 82 120 3134
21
Negib Ould Ngainich
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 66
22
Ahmed Ag Kaedy
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 847
23
Alhousseini Anivolla
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1029
24
Fatou Seidi Ghali
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1229
25
Hasso Akotey
3 3 67 58 15 78 141 212
26
Bayta Ag Bay
3 10 74 66 77 42 106 93
27
Hamid Ekawel
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 180
28
Mohamed Karzo
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
29
Omar Moctar
1 0 68 70 33 96 96 232
30
Ibrahim Djo Experience
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 182
31
John Safokoley
1 0 50 43 83 65 93 17
32
Mouma Bob
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 75
33
Atri N'Assouf
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 510
34
Moussa Bilalan Ag Ganta
0 0 58 36 93 79 123 69
35
Azawad
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 560
36
Tarbiyat
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86
37
Faris Amine Bottazzi
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93
38
Tamkilwate
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67
39
Moussa Sidi
0 2 40 12 94 47 84 65
40
Mohamed Ag Itlal
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44