SEGOU, Mali (AP) — Long before Mali captured the global spotlight as an al-Qaida training ground where French soldiers had to intervene, the West African nation was celebrated for producing some of ...

GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 01: Salif Keita performs on stage during the Celtic Connections festival at The Old Fruit Market on February 1, 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ross ...

Sory Bamba, a Malian music pioneer, spends his days ensconced in the courtyard of his home in the old quarter of Mopti, a town in the centre of the country on the edge of the Sahara. One of the ...

Who Is Rokia Traor eacute;? Rokia Traor eacute; is a celebrated Malian singer and guitarist whose music blends several Malian ...

Amadou Bagayoko, the award-winning Malian singer and guitarist in the husband-and-wife duo Amadou & Mariam, has died, according to The Associated Press. In a local televised broadcast, Mali’s Minister ...

Guitarist and singer Amadou Bagayoko of the star Malian music duo Amadou & Mariam has died aged 70 following an illness, his family told AFP on Friday, paying tribute to the Grammy-nominated blind ...

AFRICAN ROCK After two studio albums, Oakland’s Orchestra Gold will soon release a record capturing the group’s ongoing reinvention. (Photo by Jonathan Hsieh, MotionLightHouse.com) The Bay Area has ...

The passing of celebrated Malian flautist, composer and arranger Boncana Maïga at the age of 77 truly marks the end of an era in the music of west Africa. He was a charismatic performer and bandleader ...

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