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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Tinariwen – Amassakoul (Independent Records IRL014, 2004) Carrying on from their much-lauded debut CD, released in the UK on Wayward Records, Amassakoul showcases this group…
Tinariwen – The Radio Tisdas Sessions (World Village, 2002) Blues returning to its African roots can be heard in the Malian nomadic group, Tinariwen’s debut release,…