Tamikrest are a Tuareg rock band from Mali, founded in 2006 by Ousmane Ag Mossa, Cheikh Ag Tiglia and Ali Kalghlgh in Tinzawaten, on the Algeria-Mali border. Singing in Tamasheq, they fuse electric ishumar rock with psychedelic trance rhythms and traditional Saharan melodies, with lyrics centred on exile, resistance and the rights of the Kel Tamasheq people. Their third album Chatma (2013) reached number one on the World Music Charts Europe and won the Songlines Award for Best Album of the Year. In May 2026 they released their sixth studio album, Assikel, recorded live to analogue tape.
Tamikrest released their sixth studio album Assikel on May 15, 2026 on Glitterbeat Records - recorded live on analog tape.
The band opened the Assikel Tour with a concert at La Maroquinerie in Paris on May 20, 2026.
Tamikrest launched the album cycle for Assikel with the single 'Adagh Oyantid' in early 2026.
Tamikrest, the Malian Saharan rock band, performs their sixth album Assikel - a live-recorded journey through exile, resistance, and community with hypnotic rhythms and psychedelic guitars.
Tamikrest brings Saharan rock with hypnotic rhythms and psychedelic guitars to Stairway. The Malian band performs from their latest album Assikel, featuring music about exile, homesickness, and resistance.