Tiris

Tiris is a band formed by Sahrawi refugees at the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria. Their lyrics are about love, loss, and their long struggle and aspirations for independence in their homeland of Western Sahara. Their name honours of a southern zone of their country, known traditionally for being a land of holy men, poets and musicians.
The 9-member group made their first international major performance at the Festival au Désert, in Essakane, Mali in January 2006. The festival's... meer