Gnawa Artists & the Gear They Use

Floating Points

Music Producer, DJ · A Pulse Train

Ibrahim Ag Alhabib

Guitarist · Tinariwen

Mdou Moctar

Guitarist, Singer

James Holden

Music Producer

Marcus Gilmore

Drummer · Vijay Iyer Trio

Mohammed Ag Itlale

Guitarist · Tinariwen

Liya Ag Ablil

Guitarist · Tinariwen

Piers Faccini

Composer

Ahmoudou Madassane

Singer, Guitarist · TAKAAT

Laurent David

Guitarist, Bassist

Keddou Ag Ossad

Guitarist · Tinariwen

Abouhadid

Guitarist · Tinariwen

Foy Foy

Guitarist · Tinariwen

Polocorp

Polo & Pan

Sweiloum

Guitarist · Tinariwen

Majid Bekkas

John Hicks

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Bob Thiele Collective

Bombino

Ousmane Ag Mossa

Guitarist · Tamikrest

Mina Walet Oumar

Singer · Tinariwen

Alhousseini Mohammed Anivolla

Guitarist · Etran Finatawa

Siegfried Kessler

Keyboardist · Archie Shepp Quartet

Aziza Brahim

Composer

Alune Wade

Singer, Bassist

BlankFor.ms

Music Producer

Bagui Bouga

Etran Finatawa

Abdallah Ag Ahmed

Bassist · Terakaft

Bammo Agonla

Singer · Etran Finatawa

Lee Dorsey

Singer · Archie Shepp Quartet

Dave Burrell

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Archie Shepp Quartet

Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Bassist, Music Producer · Fool Proof

Aghaly Ag Mohamedine

Drummer · Tamikrest

Mad Sheer Khan

Singer · Rahmann

Pharoah Sanders

Saxophonist · Elvin Jones McCoy Tyner Quintet

Nayim Alal

Zeid Hamdan

Guitarist, Bassist · Soap Kills

Touareg de Fewet

Tadalat

Tuareg Nomads Kiah Keya

Cheba Wassila

Dimi Mint Abba

Omar Moctar

Kesa Ag Hamid

Singer · Tinariwen

Hamid Drake

Singer, Drummer · Painkiller

Cheb Mami

Singer, Keyboardist

Juldeh Camara

Singer, Bassist · Sensational Space Shifters

Adam Rudolph

Drummer, Music Producer · Mandingo Griot Society

Julien Raulet

Guitarist · Fanga

Archie Shepp

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Archie Shepp Quartet

Georges Brown

Drummer · Archie Shepp Quartet

Wayne Dockery

Bassist · Archie Shepp Quartet

Imhotep

Drummer, Music Producer · IAM

Joachim Kühn

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Smadj

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Remi Kabaka

Singer, Drummer

Nguyên Lê

Guitarist, Music Producer

Afel Bocoum

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

Sanou Ag Ahmed

Guitarist · Terakaft

Hasso Akotey

Mamane Tankari

Etran Finatawa

Goumar Abdoul Jamil

Guitarist · Etran Finatawa

Mathias Vagunez

Drummer · Terakaft

Mahamad Moha

Drummer · Terakaft

Jean-Louis Livenais

Bassist · Terakaft

Rhissa Ag Oghram

Bassist · Terakaft

Kedou Ag Ossad

Guitarist · Terakaft

Mariem Hassan

Wannou Wallet Sidaty

Singer · Tamikrest

Bassa Wallet Abdamou

Singer · Tamikrest

Fatma Wallet Cheick

Singer · Tamikrest

Mossa Ag Borreiba

Guitarist · Tamikrest

Mahmoud Ag Ahmouden

Guitarist · Tamikrest

Ibrahim Ag Ahmed Salam

Drummer · Tamikrest

Cheick Ag Tiglia

Guitarist · Tamikrest

Wonou Walet Sidati

Singer · Tinariwen

Nuru Kane

Composer

Sali Sidibe

Mamane Barka

Mohamed Hafsi

Bassist · Tiris

Emhamed Ahmed Baba Ahmed

Guitarist · Tiris

Mohamed Said Mohamed Salem Esouilma

Singer · Tiris

Hassan Hakmoun

Music Producer

Hasna El Becharia

Abdallah Oumbadougou

Khaira Arby

Singer

Koudede

Ahmed Sidi Mufid

Singer · Tiris

Ahmed Ahmed Zein

Tiris

Bauba Bleiel Embarek

Keyboardist · Tiris

Embarka Zeju Ajeen

Singer · Tiris

Selma Ali Did

Singer · Tiris

Jamshied Sharifi

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Boubba Han Cheikh

Singer · Tiris

Amine K

Music Producer