Music inspired by a journey to the Sahara in southern Algeria in May 2025. I heard a couple of the songs over the stereo of the battered Landcruiser with which we travelled this extraterrestrial landscape. Other songs are from this region or simply seemed to fit the mood.

I do not own the rights to any of these songs. Go and buy them. Last years‘ lists are archived here. The list is available on Spotify (here and below) 

01 Song of the Wind | Santana
02 Alghalem | Terakaft
03 Leïla | Nesrine
04 Aisha| Elek Trunk, Tamara Medici, Sakina Al Azami
05 Sastanàqqàm | Tinariwen
06 Sahara | Draumur
07 Je pense à toi | Amadou & Mariam
08 Stopover at Djibouti | Anouar Brahem
09 Arawan | Tinariwen
10 Kulu | N’gou Bagayoko
11 Arrabi al Arabe | Mariem Hassan
12 African Blues | Majid Bekkas,  Rachid Zeroual, Khalid Kouhen
13 From End to End | The Tourè-Raichel Collective
14 Raoui | Saoud Massi
15 Djanet | Nabil Baly Othmani
16 Madjam Mahilkamen | Tinariwen
17 Taguebarbt | Gaade Diwane De Béchar
18 Aïcha | Khaled

Photo: La vache qui pleure, Djanet, Algeria