Les Filles are all from Illighadad, a secluded commune in central Niger, far off in the scrubland deserts at the edge of the Sahara. The village is only accessible via a grueling drive through the open desert and there is little infrastructure, no electricity or running water. But what the nomadic zone lacks in material wealth it makes up for deep and strong identity and tradition. The surrounding countryside support hundreds of pastoral families, living with and among their herds, as their families have done for centuries.
These are photos from concerts where Les Filles de Illighadad played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Manuel Göttsching / Bear Bones, Lay Low / Les Filles de Illighadad / Sanskriti Shrestha Nov 26, 2016 Ghent, Flanders, Belgium Uploaded by Spatje
