Gnawa Artists & the Gear They Use

Floating Points

Music Producer, DJ · Floating Points Ensemble

Mdou Moctar

Singer, Guitarist

Marcus Gilmore

Drummer · Vijay Iyer Trio

James Holden

Music Producer

Ibrahim Ag Alhabib

Guitarist · Tinariwen

Ahmoudou Madassane

Singer, Guitarist · TAKAAT

Laurent David

Guitarist, Bassist

Piers Faccini

Composer

Aghaly Ag Mohamedine

Drummer · Tamikrest

Polocorp

Polo & Pan

Majid Bekkas

John Hicks

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Archie Shepp Quartet

Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Bassist, Music Producer · Fool Proof

Siegfried Kessler

Keyboardist · Archie Shepp Quartet

Aziza Brahim

Composer

Bombino

Alune Wade

Singer, Bassist

BlankFor.ms

Music Producer

Dave Burrell

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Archie Shepp Quartet

Lee Dorsey

Singer · Archie Shepp Quartet

Bagui Bouga

Etran Finatawa

Bammo Agonla

Singer · Etran Finatawa

Abdallah Ag Ahmed

Bassist · Terakaft

Kesa Ag Hamid

Singer · Tinariwen

Ousmane Ag Mossa

Guitarist · Tamikrest

Foy Foy

Guitarist · Tinariwen

Liya Ag Ablil

Guitarist · Tinariwen

Sali Sidibe

Touareg de Fewet

Tadalat

Tuareg Nomads Kiah Keya

Cheba Wassila

Dimi Mint Abba

Omar Moctar

Nayim Alal

Hasso Akotey

Mina Walet Oumar

Singer · Tinariwen

Mamane Barka

Hassan Hakmoun

Music Producer

Hasna El Becharia

Abdallah Oumbadougou

Khaira Arby

Singer

Jean-Louis Livenais

Bassist · Terakaft

Nguyên Lê

Guitarist, Music Producer

Zeid Hamdan

Guitarist, Bassist · Soap Kills

Keddou Ag Ossad

Guitarist · Tinariwen

Wonou Walet Sidati

Singer · Tinariwen

Pharoah Sanders

Saxophonist · Elvin Jones McCoy Tyner Quintet

Mad Sheer Khan

Singer · Rahmann

Hamid Drake

Singer, Drummer · Spaceways Incorporated

Cheb Mami

Singer, Keyboardist

Juldeh Camara

Singer, Bassist · Sensational Space Shifters

Abouhadid

Guitarist · Tinariwen

Adam Rudolph

Drummer, Music Producer · Mandingo Griot Society

Sweiloum

Guitarist · Tinariwen

Joachim Kühn

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Smadj

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Remi Kabaka

Singer, Drummer

Mohamed Hafsi

Bassist · Tiris

Mahamad Moha

Drummer · Terakaft

Mathias Vagunez

Drummer · Terakaft

Alhousseini Mohammed Anivolla

Guitarist · Etran Finatawa

Goumar Abdoul Jamil

Guitarist · Etran Finatawa

Rhissa Ag Oghram

Bassist · Terakaft

Kedou Ag Ossad

Guitarist · Terakaft

Mamane Tankari

Etran Finatawa

Mohamed Said Mohamed Salem Esouilma

Singer · Tiris

Emhamed Ahmed Baba Ahmed

Guitarist · Tiris

Nuru Kane

Composer

Julien Raulet

Guitarist · The Afrorockerz

Sanou Ag Ahmed

Guitarist · Terakaft

Wannou Wallet Sidaty

Singer · Tamikrest

Afel Bocoum

Guitarist · Afel Bocoum, Damon Albarn, Toumani Diabaté, Ko Kan Ko Sata

Koudede

Mariem Hassan

Cheick Ag Tiglia

Guitarist · Tamikrest

Ibrahim Ag Ahmed Salam

Drummer · Tamikrest

Mahmoud Ag Ahmouden

Guitarist · Tamikrest

Mossa Ag Borreiba

Guitarist · Tamikrest

Fatma Wallet Cheick

Singer · Tamikrest

Archie Shepp

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Archie Shepp Quartet

Imhotep

Drummer, Music Producer · IAM

Mohammed Ag Itlale

Guitarist · Tinariwen

Bassa Wallet Abdamou

Singer · Tamikrest

Wayne Dockery

Bassist · Archie Shepp Quartet

Georges Brown

Drummer · Archie Shepp Quartet

Ahmed Ahmed Zein

Tiris

Bauba Bleiel Embarek

Keyboardist · Tiris

Ahmed Sidi Mufid

Singer · Tiris

Amine K

Music Producer

Embarka Zeju Ajeen

Singer · Tiris

Selma Ali Did

Singer · Tiris

Boubba Han Cheikh

Singer · Tiris

Jamshied Sharifi

Keyboardist, Music Producer