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Events

Vieux Farka Toure to Perform at Villa Victoria Center for the Arts

Angel Romero April 5, 2017 No Comments desert bluesMaliMalian musicVieux Farka Touré

Malian guitar maestro Vieux Farka Toure is set to perform on Friday, April 7, 8:00 pm at the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts in…

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Tour Announcements

Malian Guitar Virtuoso Vieux Farka Touré Announces 2017 North American Samba Tour

Angel Romero April 1, 2017 No Comments desert bluesMaliMalian musicVieux Farka Touré

Acclaimed Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré will be touring the United States April-May 2017. The tour begins at Brooklyn New York’s BRIC House on Thursday,…

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Tamikrest, The Sahara Desert as a Place of Freedom

TJ Nelson March 4, 2017 No Comments desert bluesMaliTamikrestTuareg music

Tamikrest – Kidal (Glitterbeat Records, 2017) Sitting back and listening to the latest recording Kidal by Mali’s desert blues/rock group Tamikrest, I wondered if I…

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Tinariwen Release Advance of ‘Sastanàqqàm’, the first single from forthcoming new album Elwan

Angel Romero November 13, 2016 No Comments desert bluesMaliMalian musicTinariwenTuareg music

Malian desert blues band Tinariwen has released a video advance of ‘Sastanàqqàm,’ the first single from the band’s upcoming new album, Elwan, scheduled for release…

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Vieux Farka Touré to Inaugurate Desert Blues Concert Series in New York City

Angel Romero September 1, 2016 No Comments desert bluesguitarMaliMalian musicVieux Farka Touré

Malian guitar maestro Vieux Farka Touré is set to perform Saturday, October 1, 2016 at (Le) Poisson Rouge. This concert will mark the beginning of…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Ali Farka Toure

Angel Romero August 30, 2016 3 Comments Ali Farka Tourédesert bluesguitarMaliMalian music

Ali Farka Toure was born in 1939 in Gourmararusse (in the Timbuktu region), Mali, into the noble Sorhai family. Being of noble birth, he should…

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Charts

Transglobal World Music Chart for May 2016

Angel Romero April 30, 2016 No Comments Bombinodesert bluesTuareg musicworld music

Azel, the new album by Nigerien guitarist, singer-songwriter and composer Bombino has reached the top of the Transglobal World Music Chart in May 2016. May…

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Album reviews

Captivating Chants from the Desert Sands

TJ Nelson March 18, 2016 No Comments Aziza Brahimdesert bluesSaharawi music

Aziza Brahim – Abbar el Hamada (Glitterbeat, 2016) Western Saharan musician and activist Aziza Brahim explains, “I’m not able to separate politics, cultural and personal…

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Music videos

Tuareg Musician Bombino to Release New Album: Azel

World Music Central News Room January 24, 2016 No Comments Bombinodesert bluesTuareg music

Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter Bombino has a new album titled “Azel” scheduled for release on April 1, 2016 on Partisan Records. The Nigerien artist has…

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