Desert Rebel - Ishumars, les rockers oubliés du désert

Victims of the consequences of colonisation, the Tuaregs started a rebellion in Mali and Niger during the 90s. Singer and fighter armed with a guitar and a AK-47, Abdallah Oumbadougou lived at the center of these events ; his work, written in reaction to the persecutions against his people, shows loudly and poetically how it is difficult for Tuaregs to live in a world that doesn't leave any space to nomads anymore. Abdallah's voice carries history, discovering him leads to better understanding the situation of the people of the desert...

Victims of the consequences of colonisation, the Tuaregs started a rebellion in Mali and Niger during the 90s. Singer and fighter armed with a guitar and a AK-47, Abdallah Oumbadougou lived at the center of these events ; his work, written in reaction to the persecutions against his people, shows loudly and poetically how it is difficult for Tuaregs to live in a world that doesn't leave any space to nomads anymore. Abdallah's voice carries history, discovering him leads to better understanding the situation of the people of the desert...