Chris Eckman (member of Dirtmusic and The Walkabouts) also produced Adagh, Tamikrest's first album.
Beyond his talents as a guitar player and singer, he specialized in the field of sound techniques, allowing him to be an assistant sound engineer at the studio Bogolan in Bamako (Tamikrest, Ali Farka Touré, Salif Keïta, Vieux Farka Touré) since 2007.