Music
Festival au Désert: the Malian music festival in the Sahara that went into exile
The Festival au Désert, launched in Mali in 2001, brought Tuareg, Malian and international musicians to the dunes…
Timbuktu
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Forced out of the north by a music ban: the story of Songhoy Blues
Songhoy Blues formed in Bamako after its members fled northern Mali, where the jihadist group Ansar Dine banned…
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Actress, street theatre performer and Grammy nominee: Fatoumata Diawara’s Malian journey
Fatoumata Diawara, born in Côte d'Ivoire in 1982 to Malian parents, began as an actress in films such…