Biography

The new pearl of modern Tuareg music, Kader Tarhanine, has become one of the most followed artists in the Sahara, embodying a novel style, youthfulness, and natural talent. Revealed to the general public in 2012 via social networks through his song, Tarhanine Tegla or "my love is gone," the tune sung by the Tuareg diaspora around the world. His music is inspired by the rich repertoire of the Sahel-Saharan area (Mali-Niger-Algeria) where he was born and raised. Kader's music combines traditional rhythms with rock tones and poetic Sahelian and Arabic lyrics. After his first tours in Africa and Europe, Kader is already recognized as one of the most beautiful voices of his generation along with his mastery of the guitar. His collaborations on stage or in the studio with some of Mali’s top artists, such as Toumani Diabaté, Fatoumata Diawara and Sidiki Diabaté, have made him an ambassador of peace (through music) between the northern and southern regions of Mali, long torn by political and ethnic conflicts.