Today’s track come from one of the best African acts out there from any African country, let alone Mali. They are Amadou & Mariam, a blind husband and wife team …
Music for 3.22.2010: Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate, those masters from Mali
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Music for 1.21.2010: Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate
For this Thursday, I bring you music from two favorites of mine. Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate are absolute legengs in Africa, both hailing from Mali. Below are the …
Song(s) for the Day: June 11, 2009
Today, not surprisingly, I give you two songs from a joint British/Malian project. They are from Damon Albarn’s project called Mali Music where he went to Mali and worked with …