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Nezzay Kam Tenere (Knowing you, the desert)

from Assouf by Toumastine

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Nezzaykam tenere d’affoud aman
Nezzay tartit ǝd waxsan-nam
Nezzay tǝdiwt ǝd hinannam

Assouf adjen aham n’ǝtwar
Nǝlin nǝtar kamin naqqǝl
Tǝzha toumast dayan hǝktan

Koud n’azzay ismaqa win gharman
Warhin tatwegh takkast arghat dǝd tǝdwat
Dagh tenere ha taddalat

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We remember you, our desert, when we are thirsty
We befriend your beasts
We have often been part of your adventures and wanderings

We long for you, our homeland
We hope to see you again one day
and that the whole nation will build itself and grow with pride and generosity

Even if we stay in the cities and know the illusory glow of their lights
We are not ready to forget the picturesque sunset
Next to the tents in the desert in springtime

credits

from Assouf, released November 19, 2021
Lyrics by Anass Mohamed
Music composed by Omar Hamed Agali

Recorded at ©Toumastine Studios 2020, Niamey, Niger
Recorded by Zouhaire Aroudaini
Mixed by Enoch Attey, Edmonton, Canada
Mastered by Michael Friedman (fried.mix) Toronto, Canada

Album art by stonecollages

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Toumastine Niamey, Niger

Out of humble roots, Niamey based Toumastine began as a group of friends coming together from many regions. The group released their first album Tahnafet in early 2018 and has not slowed down since.

Toumastine’s music remains rooted in tradition carrying the mesmerizing riffs of Tuareg music, while incorporating modern rock styles with more varied chord progressions.
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