In 1998, Tinariwen came to the attention of the French world music ensemble Lo'Jo, who traveled to a music festival in Bamako and met two members of the Tinariwen collective.
Tinariwen came to the attention of the French world music ensemble Lo'Jo. This was in 1998. Ensemble Lo'Jo traveled to a music festival in Bamako. Ensemble Lo'Jo met two members of the Tinariwen collective.