ETRAN DE L’AÏR *live

In the organizer's words:

Etran de L'Aïr (or "Stars of the Aïr region") welcomes you to Agadez, the capital of Saharan rock. Etran have been playing for over 25 years and have become stars of the local wedding scene. With their dynamic repertoire of hypnotic solos and sun-drenched melodies, Etran have firmly established themselves in the guitar music of Agadez. With a sound reminiscent of the desert metropolis, Agadez celebrate the sounds of a dynamic hometown wedding.

While other Tuareg guitarists take their cue from Western rock, Etran de L'Aïr play in a pan-African style emblematic of their hometown, citing a variety of cultural influences, from northern Malian blues to Hausa bar bands to Congolese soukous. Perhaps it is this quality that makes them so popular in Agadez. "We play for the Tuareg, the Toubou, the Zarma, the Hausa," explains Abindi. "When people invite us, we come and play." Their music is rooted in celebration and evokes the exuberance of a wedding in Agadez, with an overwhelming abundance of guitars, while simultaneously played solos overlap playfully and with restrained precision, powerful but never exuberant.

We are offering discounted tickets for this event to give people with smaller wallets access to culture. These contingents are limited and only available at TixforGigs. We trust in your self-assessment: If you can, book standard tickets and leave the discounted contingents to those who need to save a lot right now.