Songhoy Blues – Optimisme (Fat Possum/Transgressive Records, 2020) Malian band Songhoy Blues performs music that differs from the familiar world music releases we receive from…
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Malian Band Songhoy Blues Announces January 2019 UK Tour
Acclaimed Malian band Songhoy Blues, has announced a short run of U.K. dates in January 2019. Currently in the process of writing and recording their…
Artist Profiles: Songhoy Blues
Songhoy Blues is a Malian desert blues band based in Bamako, Mali formed by Garba Touré, Aliou Touré, Oumar Touré and Nathanael Dembélé Songhoy Blues…
African Stars and Rising Acts at La Mar de Músicas 2018 Music Festival
Kokoko!, Fatoumata Diawara, Songhoy Blues, Bamba Wassoulou Groove, Djanka Diabaté, Nélida Karr and Alex Ikot are the African artists set to perform between July 20…
Songhoy Blues to Release ‘Résistance’ in June 2017
Malian band Songhoy Blues is set to release its to release its second album ‘Résistance’ (Transgressive Records) in June. The recording features guest appearances from…
Songlines Music Awards 2016 Winners’s Concert in London
Fado star Mariza, Malian band Songhoy Blues, Indian guitar maestro Debashish Bhattacharya and Sam Lee & friends are set to perform on October 3rd at…
Songhoy Blues, They Will Have to Kill Us First
Auditorium at University of Sheffield Student Union 26 February 2016 Where were the blues born? Were its rough-hewn riffs formed from the mud of the…