Tal National has been touring relentlessly for well over a decade with an intricate, hard-driven, and totally infectious music. Through OddBall Entertainment, it made Cafe Nine one of its North ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Almeida of Tal National. Credit: Brian Slattery Photo It was getting late, but the crowd at Cafe ...

Tal National is from Niger in West Africa. Its music represents the vast sweep of the landlocked desert country, which still contains numerous distinct cultural traditions. Tal National has a ...

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Kaani is Tal National's third studio album. Tal National is the most popular live act in the West African nation of Niger, and the band is ready to go global. Its third album, Kaani, is the first to ...

At home in Niger, powerhouse Afropop collective Tal National plays for so long, and with so much energy, that substitute musicians are needed — in the middle of a show. That’s far more common in ...

Tal National released their first album outside Niger, Kaani, in 2013. Since then, the West African collective has toured throughout both their home country and internationally, establishing ...

The 17th annual World Music Festival Chicago continues to bring global artists to venues across the city. While this event presents crucial opportunities to experience all kinds of performers, these ...

Hailing from Niger, West Africa, Tal National has slowly built a reputation for energetic live performances — sometimes spanning five hours per set — starting with 2006's debut, Apokte. The ensemble, ...

Just as we hit springtime (finally!), I think I've found the happiest song to greet the season. It comes courtesy of Tal National, a band from the West African country of Niger. This rollicking track ...