Song: Fafa
Artist: Vieux Farka Touré
Album: Fondo (2009)
Also try: Ali Farka Touré, Vieux's father
Commentary: Just heard about VFT's recent album with Khruangbin. Can't wait to hear that banger. VFT is a great guitarist and songwriter. This is album is some more desert blues. Lots of great music out of Mali.
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Sunday, February 25, 2024
Monday, April 25, 2022
Saa Magni by Oumou Sangaré
Song: Saa Magni
Artist: Oumou Sangaré
Album: Ko Sira (1993)
Commentary: Excellent album. Cool version. I need to take a look at "The Songbird of Wassoulou's" latest output. She's still creating!!
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Artist: Oumou Sangaré
Album: Ko Sira (1993)
Commentary: Excellent album. Cool version. I need to take a look at "The Songbird of Wassoulou's" latest output. She's still creating!!
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Thursday, February 6, 2020
"Gomni" by Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder
Song: Gomni
Artist: Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder
Album: Talking Timbuktu (1994)
Commentary: Magnificent album. Two giants collaborating on a beautiful jam session.
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Artist: Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder
Album: Talking Timbuktu (1994)
Commentary: Magnificent album. Two giants collaborating on a beautiful jam session.
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Saturday, March 10, 2018
"Nterini" by Fatoumata Diawara
Song: Nterini
Artist: Fatoumata Diawara
Also try: Other rad Malian artists, like Tinariwen
Commentary: I'll be keeping an eye out for the May 18 album drop! This video is about the global migrant crisis (cf. NPR's article)
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Artist: Fatoumata Diawara
Also try: Other rad Malian artists, like Tinariwen
Commentary: I'll be keeping an eye out for the May 18 album drop! This video is about the global migrant crisis (cf. NPR's article)
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Friday, November 29, 2013
"Aïtma" by Toumast
Song: Aïtma
Artist: Toumast
Album: Songs for Desert Refugees
Also try: the other songs off of this album; Sublime Frequencies' Guitars of Agadez series; Tinariwen's Aman Iman
Commentary: The Imuhagh people (also Tuareg; in Saharan North Africa) play a style of music called assouf, which I believe is also called "desert blues" in English (although that might be more of an umbrella term). I also posted a track by Tinariwen, who are featured on this disc, in 2009. "Aïtma" comes off an excellent compilation showcasing a range of talent in the genre. The album is called Songs for Desert Refugees in reference to the ongoing conflict in the deserts of Northern Mali. I'm woefully ignorant of the details of the complexities of the issues of the region, but the proceeds do go to NGOs who work with those displaced and disrupted by the fighting in the region. Join the supporters here. And I do quite recommend the music.
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Artist: Toumast
Album: Songs for Desert Refugees
Also try: the other songs off of this album; Sublime Frequencies' Guitars of Agadez series; Tinariwen's Aman Iman
Commentary: The Imuhagh people (also Tuareg; in Saharan North Africa) play a style of music called assouf, which I believe is also called "desert blues" in English (although that might be more of an umbrella term). I also posted a track by Tinariwen, who are featured on this disc, in 2009. "Aïtma" comes off an excellent compilation showcasing a range of talent in the genre. The album is called Songs for Desert Refugees in reference to the ongoing conflict in the deserts of Northern Mali. I'm woefully ignorant of the details of the complexities of the issues of the region, but the proceeds do go to NGOs who work with those displaced and disrupted by the fighting in the region. Join the supporters here. And I do quite recommend the music.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
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