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Festival in the Desert Postponed Because of Ongoing Mali Conflict

The Festival in the Desert has been sidelined due to the ongoing conflict in Mali. ... Read More »

Mali's Bassekou Kouyate Wants the Whole World 'Speaking Fula'

There are many theories as to why Malian musicians have in recent years found such receptive ... Read More »

Baaba Maal Invites Us All to Senegal -- Let's Go!

Baaba Maal has spent most of his life musically reaching out from his native village of Podor, ... Read More »

Entrancing Etran Finatawa: Two Desert Tribes, One Musical Mission

No one would mistake a recent in-store performance at Amoeba Records in Hollywood for the time Paul ... Read More »

U2 Gave to Africa, Now Africa Gives Back

There's a guy with a two-syllable, four-letter name to whom Shawn Amos owes thanks for inspiring, if ... Read More »

A Vieux to a Beat: Malian Singer Supports Remix of His Album

Is anyone else weary of remix albums featuring "exotic" sounds from various cultures? Ever since ... Read More »