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queer. colombiano. pro-black. anticolonialista. naci de colonialismo y violencia. #BLM

[WANA Visuals @wana_visualss]

🎸 Tuareg Blues, often referred to as Desert Blues, is a hypnotic and deeply evocative genre of music that originates from the Imazighen people of the Sahara Desert, spanning Mali, Niger, Algeria, Libya, Burkina Faso and many other countries.

Rooted in centuries-old Imazighen traditions, it merges the haunting melodies of North African Imazighen music with the raw energy of American blues and rock.

The Imazighen, have long used music as a means of storytelling, resistance, and cultural preservation. Traditional Imazighen music was played on instruments like the teherdent (a type of lute) and the imzad (a one-stringed violin, traditionally played by women). However, in the late 20th century, as Imazighen communities faced displacement, political struggles, and exile, many young musicians turned to the electric guitar, inspired by the revolutionary sounds of Western blues, rock, and reggae.

This fusion created a distinct style-characterized by pentatonic scales, hypnotic rhythms,
call-and-response vocals, and the steady, trance-like repetition reminiscent of both Saharan folk chants and Mississippi Delta blues. The influence of artists like Ali Farka Touré, whose Malian blues style bridged African and American blues traditions, also helped shape the genre.

The music features driving guitar rhythms, often with reverb-heavy electric guitars that produce a shimmering, almost psychedelic effect. Call-and-response vocals reflect lmazighen oral traditions and communal storytelling. The lyrics are poetic and political, speaking of exile, freedom, rebellion, and the vast beauty of the desert. The hypnotic, repetitive structure of the music creates a trance-like atmosphere, deeply connected to the rhythms of nomadic life and the endless expanse of the Sahara.

by Houssaine Ousbouh

[The Cake Lady @got_cake]

Samba 🇧🇷 was banned and persecuted in early 20th-century Brazil because of its roots in marginalized Afro-Brazilian communities, viewed by elites as vulgar, criminal, and a threat to national image, leading police to arrest musicians and shut down gatherings, with repression continuing under the Vargas dictatorship and military rule due to its association with Black identity and potential political mobilization.  
But look at Samba today...it is the cultural heartbeat of Brazil! ❤️🇧🇷

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

the book. the lesson.

[Black Therapist 💕 @NicoleLewisLCSW]

You don’t know how to emotionally regulate because you aren’t even identifying which emotion you’re feeling.

You can start here:

[Leaders 𝕏 Junction @LeadersJunction]

This is why it's important to master the ability to do things alone‼️

[Dr. God Abeg ooo @josh_uglyasf]

If you haven’t watched this video then you need to stop what you’re doing rn and watch it if you’re interested in having a healthy relationship.

[Vivid Void @vividvoid]

gm

[paul @paulswhtn]

Even the Recording Academy was gagging

[ehime ora @ehimeora]

An excerpt from Spirits Come from Water.

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Wildlife in all its beauty - a thread🧵

1. When its cold enough you can see their song

[Neuron Powers 🧠 @neuronpowers]

Morning Grounding Ritual

[Dylan O'Sullivan @DylanoA4]

Kurt Vonnegut, go into the arts

[The Notorious J.O.V. @whotfisjovana]

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