Tunng and Tinariwen at DLWP

Tunng and Tinariwen met for the first time when the BBC asked them to record a session in February for Radio 3.

The results provoked a 10 date tour, starting at 8pm in the DLWP Auditorium.

Tunng are a digital-folk band, formed in 2003 by Mike Lindsay and Sam Genders in a basement in Soho.

Over time they have been joined by Ashley Bates, Phil Winter, Becky Jacobs and Martin Smith to create a twisted folk-rock collective.

Tinariwen were formed in Southern Algeria by three young friends living in exile.

In the 1980s they became soldier-musicians, lured into military camps in Libya.

After a brief and painful rebellion against the government of Mali, they became full-time musicians.

Their name, based on 'Kel Tinariwen' means 'desert boys'.

Tunng band member Mike Lindsay said, speaking of the collaboration: "When I first saw the band I thought they could really work with Tunng.

"Today, all the songs kind of melded into one and it just felt like one band. Really, really inspirational."

For more information on the bands, visit www.myspace.com/tinariwen and www.myspace.com/thisistunng.

Tickets for the event are 12, available from 229111.