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State of the Union: After a Year of Silence, Music Returns to Mali
Last March, when the cities of Northern Mali were occupied by armed Islamist groups, many in West Africa and around the world watched in tense anticipation. But perhaps...
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These Five Kings: The Tinariwen Portraits
Nomadic blues rockers Tinariwen are not your average melody-makers. Like rebels meet musicians, they hail from the Sahara Desert region of Northern Mali, poetically...
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Casting Call for MTV Iggy’s Tinariwen Performance Shoot In New York!
We're doing a live taping with legendary rebels Tinariwen in NYC on June 18th, and we're inviting you to be there! The rock world music group from Mali has caught the...
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Mali Burning: Tinariwen, Khaira Arby and SMOD Speak Out About the Political Crisis
In January, a few months before an unexpected coup d’état toppled the Malian government and launched the country into a spiral of political chaos, it would have been...
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SMOD @ Webster Hall, NYC
The members of Malian hip hop trio SMOD wore Western-style street clothes while mingling with the crowd at globalFest 2012 held at New York City's Webster Hall. But for...
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globalFest 2012: Jamming From Mali To France
It was frigid in New York on January 8, the day of globalFest 2012, but it was warm inside Webster Hall where twelve diverse contemporary music acts hailing from Brazil...
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Tinariwen — “Tenere Taqhim Tossam”
“Tenere Taqhim Tossam” by Tinariwen may sound like an ultimate tongue twister, but the Touareg musicians are way past silly deceptions. Their bond and sound, originally...
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Tamikrest’s Sahel Psych Rock Coalition
The members of Malian Tuareg rock band Tamikrest grew up in sparsely populated reaches of Mali listening to Tinariwen -- the legendary Tuareg group that originated the...
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Miike Snow, Akon, and Everyone On Earth Remixes Mali’s Amadou & Mariam
It's a Christmas miracle! Or just a great remix album to keep your mind off the impending holidays.
Amadou and Mariam are quirky Afro-pop stars out of Mali. They're...