Les Filles De Illighadad
Organizer request

Les Filles De Illighadad

فتيات إليغاداد
Sahel / West African
Niger · Illighadad village (Sahara)

The pitch

Tuareg women-led collective founded by Fatou Seidi Ghali — one of the only female Tuareg electric-guitar players. Sahel Sounds artist with extensive global touring.

Day 1 Main Stage headliner per the draft programme. Genuinely rare: female-led Tuareg sound rooted in village tradition with crossover indie credibility.

Booking signals

Social
66/100
Stage proven
42/100
MENA fit
30/100
Fee tier
60/100
Readiness
65/100
What's behind the score
  • Social66/100

    How much marketing reach the artist brings on their own — higher = bigger audience already warmed up to the booking.

    • · Instagram 24.6K
  • Stage proven42/100

    How battle-tested the artist is at festival scale — higher = lower production risk.

    • · 3 tour-CV items × 14 pts
  • MENA fit30/100

    How well the artist resonates with a MENA / GCC audience — higher = warmer cultural welcome.

    • · Base 30
  • Fee tier60/100

    Where they sit on the budget ladder — higher = more expensive (planning hint, NOT a real quote).

    • · Fee tier = UPPER_MID → fixed score 60/100
  • Readiness65/100

    How quickly you can realistically lock them in — higher = faster turnaround from outreach to signed contract.

    • · Lead time = MEDIUM (6–12 months) → fixed score 65/100
Concert Mood PlayerPreview

Booking specs

Genre
Tuareg desert blues · women-led collective · electric + acoustic
Languages
Tamasheq · French
Production scale
4–7 piece band
Lead time
6–12 months
Fee tier
Upper-mid

Discography

  • Les Filles de Illighadad (2016)
  • Eghass Malan (2017)
  • At Pioneer Works (2021)

Tour CV / festivals

  • Library of Congress
  • Pioneer Works Brooklyn
  • European festival circuit

Stage assignments

AMA Team Allocation
Main Stage
Pre-assigned by the programming team. Auto-fills below when you schedule.
Recommended zones

Not yet scheduled. Assign this artist to a stage zone and time slot.

Open floor plan

Direct contacts

Manager / Intl bookingPREFERRED
mathieu.petolla@gmail.com
Powerline Agency (Berlin)
mail@powerline-agency.com

+49.30.58842070

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