Tinariwen – Amadjar (ANTI-Records, 2019) The most famous of the Tuareg desert blues bands, Tinariwen, made their new album during a road trip from southern…
Tinariwen’s Alluring Nomadic Album
Tag: Malian music
Salif Keita to Receive La Mar de Musicas Award
Malian world music star Salif Keita is the winner of La Mar de Musicas Award. La Mar de Musicas is a highly respected world music…
Artist Profiles: Oumar Konate
Virtuoso guitarist and singer-songwriter Oumar Konate was born in Gao, northern Mali. At six, Oumar was leading his first band in the street in front…
A Brilliant Set of Modern Malian Music
Oumar Konate – I Love You Inna (Clermont Music, 2019) Oumar Konate, one of the most talented Malian musicians of his generation, has released his…
First-Class Malian Music from Hama Sankare
Hama Sankare – Niafunke (Clermont Music, 2019) If you’ve ever heard Malian artists like Ali Farka Toure, Afel Bocoum, Le Troup Regionale de Nia funke,…
Celebrated Malian Singer Fatoumata Diawara Announces 2019 North American Tour
Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara will be touring North America in March and April to support her new Shanachie Records album Fenfo (“Something To…
Bassekou Kouyate’s Impeccably Crafted Music
Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba – Miri (Out Here Records, 2019) Over the years Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba have dazzled fans with recordings like…
Malian Singer Sali Sidibé Dies at 59
Malian vocalist Sali Sidibé died on February 8, 2019 in Bamako at the age of 59. She was a significant artist from the Wassulu region…
Miri by Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Number One on the Transglobal World Music Chart
Miri (Outhere Records), the new album by Malian sensation Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba is the number one album in February 2019 on the Transglobal…
Hypnotic Strings of Africa at A World in Trance 2019 in New York
A World in Trance 2019 will present the Hypnotic Strings of Africa on Saturday March 23, 2019 at Roulette in New York. Derek Gripper’s investigation…