Playlist: Spotlight on Streaming + Tinariwen

Soundcheck Playlists | Jul 19, 2011

Smackdown – Spotlight on Streaming

“I Need A Dollar” – Aloe Blacc (Good Things)

“If Not For You” – London Pops Orchestra (Bob Dylan: His Legacy of Songs)

“Missed” – Ben Allison (Action-Refraction)

“We’ve Only Just Begun” – Ben Allison (Action-Refraction)

In Studio: Tinariwen

“Aden Osamnat” – Tinariwen (Tassili)

LIVE PERFORMANCE: “Adounya” – Tinariwen

LIVE PERFORMANCE: “Tahalamoyt” – Tinariwen

“Tenere Taggim Tossam” – Tinariwen (Tassili)

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