Produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. "Theme For An Imaginary Haboob" Tenere, Hegh tenere Ususf yigane Dagh tenere Warhene ammane Ikhimadas, samadas ranagh Tikmawene, tin tenere Photographs: BRIC "Celebrate Brooklyn", June 21,2013. Additional photos and artwork by Avip. A haboob (Arabic: هَبوب‎ "blasting/drafting") is a type of intense dust storm carried on an atmospheric gravity current. Haboobs occur regularly in several arid regions throughout the world. They often form and appear as a large "rolling" cloud of sand and dust particles. They have been observed in the Sahara desert (typically Sudan, where they were named and described), as well as across the Arabian Peninsula, throughout Kuwait, and in the most arid regions of Iraq. African haboobs result from the northward summer shift of the inter-tropical front into North Africa, bringing moisture from the Gulf of Guinea. Haboob winds in the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Kuwait, and North America are frequently created by the collapse of a thunderstorm, while haboobs in Australia may be frequently associated with cold fronts. Bombinos' song, from the album "Nomad" has a rolling feel, slowly building in intensity before leveling off and receeding only to build up again. His searing guitar solo dissolves into a bluesy riff which seamlessly transitions to the final refrain. It reminds me of the music one might hear in an old Western, only with camels galloping across the Sahara. The Tuareg (also spelled Twareg or Touareg; endonym Imuhagh) are a Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle. They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa. The Tuareg language, a branch of the Berber languages, has an estimated 1.2 million speakers. About half this number is accounted for by speakers of the Eastern dialect (Tamajaq, Tawallammat). Most Tuareg live in the Saharan parts of Niger, Mali, and Algeria. Being nomadic, they move constantly across national borders, and small groups of Tuareg are also found in southeastern Algeria, southwestern Libya and northern Burkina Faso, and a small community in northern Nigeria. Total population:1.2 million Languages:The Tuareg languages (Tamasheq, Tamajeq, Tamahaq), Hausa, Berber , Arabic, French. Not to be confused with Volkswagen Touareg!

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