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Mali: Fatoumata Diawara – London Ko

10/08/2023

[Afropop] Fatoumata Diawara’s latest album, “London Ko,” is an uplifting musical journey that lly blends electronic music with the rich traditions of Malian Wassoulou music. The production of this album creates a mesmerizing fusion that showcases Diawara’s soothing and nurturing vocals. It is a powerful album, pushing the instrumentation of Malian music in another direction […]

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Mali: Simon Shaheen Discusses the History and Art of the Oud

28/07/2023

[Afropop] In preparing the program “Journeys With the Oud,” Afropop’s Banning Eyre visited Palestinian composer Simon Shaheen, an oud and violin virtuoso. They met in Shaheen’s Brooklyn apartment on a snowy, February afternoon in 2003. They had spoken many times since meeting in 1995, but this time, the focus was on just one subject: the […]

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Mali: ‘Songlines Is Delighted to Offer Free Access to Our April 2023 Issue to Afropop Listeners!

22/06/2023

[Afropop] In this issue, our cover star was late master Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré – we spoke to Oumou Sangaré, his son Vieux and other friends and acolytes to find out what made him so special – while inside we also chat to ballad revivalists Hack-Poets Guild and Senegal’s finest, Baaba Maal, before catching […]

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