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Mali-Desert-Festival

Mali-Desert-Festival

Essakane Desert Music Festival

Essakane Desert Music Festival When & Where The Essakane Desert Music Festival occurs in the first 2 weeks in January; in Essakane, Mali.

Expect Traditional Tuareg & Tamashek music as well as music from around the world. The Tuareg band Tinariwen first garnered international attention with their performance at the 2001 Festival.

Event tickets Purchase your concert tickets online.

Getting there Fly direct to Timbuktu airport.

Essakane Music Festival

Essakane Music Festival The Festival has been morphed into the traditional gatherings of the Tamashek people in the desert.

Accommodation in Mali There's budget Hostels here as well as excellent Hotels too.

Mali Desert Festival History

Mali Desert Festival History Mali Desert Festival History For centuries these gatherings have been an invaluable opportunity for the nomadic Tamasheks to trade, socialise and celebrate with various forms of Tamashek song, dance, poetry, ritual sword fighting, games, and other ancient cultural traditions.

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