Things that interest me
Recently, I’ve been listening to a lot of Tinariwen, particularly their latest album Hoggar. Tinariwen is a group of Tuareg (Berber ethnic group) musicians in southern Algeria and northern Mali. They are considered founders of “Desert blues”.
They sing in Tamasheq, a variety of Tuareg, which is a Berber language. Some other artists, and albums, that I’ve listened to include these:
I have long been fascinated with Canada. I grew up less than two hours from the border in western NY, and we used to go to Niagara Falls (the Canadian side) every time family visited us when I was little. The thing that always interests me is that (English speaking) Canadians are very similar to Americans both linguistically and culturally (well, maybe except for hockey) yet it’s a completely separate country with their own cultural variations.