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Tartit

Formed in 1995

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Tartit (meaning "union") are a band from the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The group consists of five women and four men, all of whom are Tamasheq-speaking Tuareg. They formed in 1992 in a refugee camp in Mauritania. Imharhan, an expanded group that includes current and former Tartit members, incorporates electric instruments and cross-cultural experiments into their music.

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Tartit est un groupe musical malien, originaire de la région de Tombouctou. Les membres sont des touaregs à l'époque réfugiés au camp de Bassikounou, en Mauritanie, dans les années 1990 pendant la rébellion touarègue. Le groupe, au départ composé d'une vingtaine de personnes, en compte une dizaine.

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