# The Best Tinariwen Guitar Solos

> The 14 best Tinariwen guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Cler Achel (2007), then Chatma and Matadjem Yinmixan. Every video starts at the solo.

Canonical URL: <https://greatestsolos.com/list/tinariwen-guitar-solos/>

Tinariwen brought the electric guitar to Tuareg music, creating the hypnotic sound known as desert blues. Their interlocking, trance-like guitar lines have influenced rock musicians worldwide and earned them a Grammy for Tassili.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Tinariwen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinariwen), [Wikipedia: Aman Iman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aman_Iman)

1. [Cler Achel](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-cler-achel/) — Tinariwen · solo by Tinariwen · 2007
2. [Chatma](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-chatma/) — Tinariwen · solo by Tinariwen · 2007
3. [Matadjem Yinmixan](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-matadjem-yinmixan/) — Tinariwen · solo by Tinariwen · 2007
4. [Tamatant Tilay](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-tamatant-tilay/) — Tinariwen · solo by Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni · 2007
5. [Soixante Trois](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-soixante-trois/) — Tinariwen · solo by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib · 2007
6. [Assouf](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-assouf/) — Tinariwen · solo by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib · 2007
7. [Amassakoul 'n' Ténéré](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-amassakoul-n-tenere/) — Tinariwen · solo by Tinariwen · 2004
8. [Tenhert](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-tenhert/) — Tinariwen · solo by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib · 2009
9. [Lulla](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-lulla/) — Tinariwen · solo by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib · 2009
10. [Tenere Taqhim Tossam](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-tenere-taqhim-tossam/) — Tinariwen · solo by Tinariwen · 2011
11. [Toumast Tincha](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-toumast-tincha/) — Tinariwen · solo by Tinariwen · 2014
12. [Sastanàqqàm](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-sastanaqqam/) — Tinariwen · solo by Tinariwen · 2017
13. [Zawal](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-zawal/) — Tinariwen · solo by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib · 2019
14. [Kek Alghalm](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-kek-alghalm/) — Tinariwen · solo by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib · 2023

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