Amanar has been played on NTS in shows including Janie Jones, featured first on 26 January 2020. Songs played include Ishilan N-Tenere and Alghafiat.

The group Amanar formed in 2005, under the direction of Ahmed Ag Kaedi. Amanar rose to fame locally in Kidal through hard work and perseverance – sometimes lugging their material by foot when necessary, utilizing megaphones when lacking the proper material. The origin of the name Amanar (the Tamashek word for the constellation Orion) comes from when the band had to rehearse through the night until the early hours, when the stars were high in the sky.

The contemporary sound of Kidal,…