IMZAD TUNES
THE sound of the imzad, in the land of the Touareg, surrounds body and soul in a sort of infinite space. This sound, echoing down through the ages, transports us beyond reality.
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As regards the repertoire of imzad music, 112 tunes called “izlene” in Tamahaq were catalogued during the 1970s.
Until further studies and research increases our knowledge of these tunes, we can at present list the following:
| Amghar n izlène | the tune which launches and which ends an Ahal evening, whether a family event or another occasion |
| Tihadaouine | a fragment from the women of a tribe of the Kel Ajjer |
| Sember | a tune on the theme of courage |
| Mamadoutène | |
| H'dama | a tune played by the haggaria [Ahaggar people?] for a man leaving on his camel |
| Eilenagh | |
| Yasséyanine | |
| El Bourda…. |
Then come the tunes which can be accompanied by dancing and hand-clapping:
| Douhinaya | Alliboye’élliba |
| Daouatani | Mayatraba |
| Kadammani | Tikal tin t’mougueyd |
| Adaya n douhna | Tikal tin tamat nahaggar… |