Mali

4 articles related to Mali:

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   Songwriter

   Traditions of Malian music spread worldwide through Afel Bocoum and Damon Albarn collaboration

   The famous Malian songwriter Afel Bocoum began his musical career in the 1960s at the age of thirteen when he joined…

   January 5, 2020

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   Songwriter

   The resonance of African tribal heritage in Ali Farka Touré's guitar

   Ali Farka Touré was one of the first Malian songwriters to arrange African folk music for acoustic and electric guitar,…

   July 20, 2019

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   Band

   Tinariwen: 40 years of nomadic desert music driven by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib's guitar

   Formed by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib in the late 1970s, the African band Tinariwen always had a clear mission to preserve the…

   June 19, 2019

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   Songwriter

   Voice of Wassoulou preserves the ancient roots of West Africa

   Oumou Sangaré is a Malian singer regarded as the greatest female voice in modern African music. She began her career as…

   August 21, 2018