Azawad

1998 - A chance but fortuitous meeting. Lo’Jo, a French group fascinated by the music of North Africa, travel to a music festival in Bamako where they see a performance from Tinariwen. Impressed by their music, the group’s manager Philippe Brix promises to keep in touch. 1999 - At Lo’Jo’s invitation, Abdallah, Kedou and Hassan travel to France to play their first international show under the name Azawad – the name of an as-yet-unrealised independent Tuareg state.