Tidawt by Ahmed Ag Kaedy & Will Guthrie

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AHMED AG KAEDY & WILL GUTHRIE
TIDAWT

Ahmed Ag Kaedy - voice, guitar
Will Guthrie - drums, percussion

Recorded and mixed by Robert Tenevall and Andreas Nilsson in Umeå, Feb 2024.
Artwork by Hector De La Vallée
Riso printed by Pain Perdu

Thanks to Andreas, Robert and family, Juuso Paaso
150 Tapes

AHMED AG KAEDY & WILL GUTHRIE ( Mali / Australia)

Ahmed Ag Kaedy (b. 1979) is the leader of the esteemed band Amanar de Kidal and an intense solo performer. His performances are sensitive and atmospheric, strongly evoking the silence of the desert. During the first week of the tour, Ag Kaedy will be accompanied by Australian drummer Will Guthrie (b. 1977), whose background in jazz, traditional music, and experimental music practices brings a fresh perspective to the role of drums in modern Tuareg music.

Ag Kaedy grew up surrounded by the rich musical heritage of the Tuareg people, but he only started playing music during his military training in Libya. As a man of peace, he traded his rifle for a guitar and returned to his hometown of Kidal in the northern desert region of Mali. There, he formed the band Amanar, which soon gained recognition at the Festival au Désert, known as the "Timbuktu Woodstock."

In 2012, Islamist extremists took control of Northern Mali with the support of Tuareg rebels. Ag Kaedy's home was attacked, his instruments were burned, and the attackers threatened to cut his fingers if he continued playing music. Ag Kaedy was forced to flee to the greener southern parts of Mali, specifically to the capital city of Bamako. These experiences inspired Ag Kaedy to create his powerful acoustic solo debut album, Akaline Kidal (2019). The album was recorded during his tour in the United States in Portland. Throughout the process, he received assistance from Christopher Kirkley, who also released the album on his esteemed Sahel Sounds record label.

Ahmed Ag Kaedy has performed extensively in Africa, Europe, and the United States.

https://amanardekidal.bandcamp.com/album/akaline-kidal

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Will Guthrie is an Australian drummer / percussionist living in France. He plays solo using different combinations of drums, percussion, amplification and electronics, and leads the contemporary hybrid percussion / gamelan group ENSEMBLE NIST-NAH. His music has been released on labels such as Black Truffle, Editions Mego, Erstwhile, Clean Feed, Gaffer Records, Hasana Editions, 23five, iDEAL and his own label Antboy Music.
Guthrie has released over 50 Albums, as both soloist and in collaboration, on labels such as his own Antboy Music, and also Black Truffle, Editions Mego, Gaffer Records, Ideal, Ipacac and Clean Feed. He has performed at countless venues and festivals all over the world including Lieu Unique (Nantes), Cafe Oto (London), Berghain (Berlin), Super Deluxe (Tokyo), SPRING Performing Arts Festival (Utrecht), Meta House (Phnom Penh), MONA FONA (Hobart), Suoni Per Il Popolo (Montreal), Lampo (Chicago), Oct Loft Jazz Happening (Shenzhen) and the Geometry Of Now (Moscow).

Regular collaborators past and present include Oren Ambarchi, Container, Sarah Hennies, James Rushford, Ghassen Chiba, Jean-Luc Guionnet, Erell Latimier, Mark Fell, Roscoe Mitchell, Chulki Hong, Mark Simmonds, Jérôme Noetinger, Keith Rowe, David Maranha, Ava Mendoza, the film maker Hangjun Lee and choreographer/dancer Mette Ingvartsen.

http://www.will-guthrie.com

Tracklist

1.	Temet	4:52

2.	Abarid	4:41

3.	Amidinin	4:37

4.	Ténéré	5:26

5.	Imaidiwan	4:33

6.	Mani Mani	3:51

7.	Tikounen	4:29

8.	Tim Ahlan	4:15

Credits

released February 10, 2025

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