Under a desert spell

laidback Saharan dreamscape.

For Alhassane and Abdallah, who have been in Tinariwen since its breakthrough album Amassakoul in 2004, nothing needed to be hurried. Percussionist Said Ag Ayad, stinging his palms on a modest hand-drum, was all the percussive backdrop required Assawt (The Voice Of Tamashek

Tinariwen founder Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, with his intense musicianship, was a mercurial presence on stage at KL Live. SHAARI CHEMAT/The Star