Music Break. Vincent Segal & Ballaké Sissoko
French cellist Vincent Segal and kora master Ballaké Sissoko (from Mali) recorded the 2009 ‘Chamber Music’
Mali
Tuareg Nationalism
A quick survey of Western media suggests Tuareg nationalist claims don’t carry the same weight as
Music Break. Kaba Blon
http://youtu.be/afO9RSfdVEA Thinking about Mbalax Dub, got me wanting to share some more of Kaba Blon. It
Young warriors of light
What is with the increasing use of sci-fi and horror elements in fairly recent music videos and films by African artists.
Music Break. Kouyaté-Neerman
We read that the balafon is being considered for inclusion on Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
"Making French money isn't easy"
Mamani Keita arrived in Paris in the late eighties as a backing vocalist for Salif Keita.
Music Break / Fatoumata Diawara
Easy listening. ‘Bassa’ is a song by the Côte d’Ivoire-born, Mali-raised and now France-based artist Fatoumate
An American Singer in Mali
Adam Klein from Georgia in the United States wants to blend rustic acoustic Mande music with American roots music.
Medea is a Malian woman
By Dan Moshenberg Did you hear about Medea? You know, the woman who killed her two
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The video for “All the Same” by Vieux Farka Toure, son of Ali, from his new
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I could listen to Tamikrest all day long. This is a new song from the Malian
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Watch out for Toumani Diabaté’s cousin, Sona Jobarteh.
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[vodpod id=Video.5675225&w=500&h=411&fv=] Amoeba is a landmark record store in Berkeley (on Telegraph). Now they have branches
The Youth of Mali
Old Master Boubacar Traoré (also known as Kar Kar, “the one who dribbles too much”) has
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I have this track (and video) on repeat. The Sway Machinery featuring Malian singer Khaira Arby,
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j7-T50Lr3A&w=500&h=307&rel=0] Salif Keita performs his standard “Folon” live on Dutch TV in March 2010.
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Last month, Mali’s trio SMOD (consisting of DJ Sam, Ousco and Donski) released a second single,
They Shoot Tamikrest
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuHW3X5QKzY&w=500&h=300&rel=0] “I well remember hearing my first Tinariwen songs. I was about five. After the death
Music for Africa
This 60 minute radio program on the music and ideas of Oumou Sangare–known as “The Songbird