Tartit

Tartit (meaning "union") are a band from the Tombouctou Region of Mali. The group consists of five women and four men, all of whom are Tamasheq-speaking Tuareg. They formed in 1992 in a refugee camp in Mauritania. Imharhan, an expanded group that includes current and former Tartit members, incorporates electric instruments and cross-cultural experiments into their music.

Tartit
OriginTombouctou Region, Mali
GenresDesert blues
Years active1992-present
LabelsCrammed Discs
Past membersMohammed Issa
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