{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"How this nomadic music group is bridging cultural divides","publication_date":"December 13, 2019","summary":"Tinariwen's members are Tuaregs, an ethnic group from all across the Sahara desert. They're nomads who lay down musical rather than physical roots, and their music follows a rich Tuareg lyrical tradition -- gone electric. But although the Tinariwen feel at home wherever they are on stage, some of the communities in which they perform extend hostility rather than hospitality. Ali Rogin reports.","author_name":"By Ali Rogin","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2019\/12\/86c42caf6b597c47ab0065312a3e56e0-desertrock-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}