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The Rough Guide To The Music Of MaliThe Malian people look to us. They have lost hope in politics. But music has always brought hope in Mali. Music has always been strong and spiritual, and has had a very important role in the country, so when it comes to the current situation, people are looking to musicians for a sense of direction. Fatoumata Diawara Before the March 2012 coup detat of President Amadou Toumani Tour, very few outside of West Africa knew much about Mali (except for

One of her most successful hits

'Mijwiz' is a hard and heavy anthem by the Arabic Rock Orchestra (also known as Khalas)

The body of the instrument is carved from hollowed wood covered with taut camel-skin goat gut strings are flexed across the resonator

they were nominated in the Best Group and Best Album categories at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards thanks to their unique unaccompanied singing and songwriting

At blind school he learnt to read and write music in braille and began his recording career for the Downbeat label in 1949

They were soon gigging around the city and touring in the Malian provinces

Duke is simply one of the best and most important musicians in modern history

Alhousseini’s music also resonates with the influence of traditional Tuareg stringed instruments used to animate music and dance

Although the blues and gospel music of the African American in the pre-war era seem quite distinct

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Son House and Howlin' Wolf

The music is not over-thought or preened to pretension

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