World Heritage connection: Tassili n'Ajjer

Practices and knowledge linked to the Imzad of the Tuareg communities of Algeria, Mali and Niger

Les pratiques et savoirs liés à l’imzad des communautés touarègues de l’Algérie, du Mali et du Niger

Imzad music is a characteristic feature of Tuareg communities and is performed by women on a single-stringed bowed instrument known as the Imzad. The musician sits with the instrument on her knees and plays it with a wooden, arched bow. Imzad combines music and poetry and is frequently performed on ceremonial occasions in Tuareg camps....