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Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba: Segu Blue

by Deanne Sole

[12.Nov.07] :. If Kouyaté is trying to turn himself into the Diabaté of the ngoni, an innovator who takes ancient instruments and tunes and moves them forward, then he's going about it in the right way.

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Various Artists: The Rough Guide to the Blues

by Zeth Lundy

[29.May.07] :. Twenty-two track compilation covers eight decades of blues music, from Mamie Smith to Ali Farke Touré, with mixed results.

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Various Artists: Festival in the Desert

by Gypsy Flores

[13.Jan.04] :. More than anything else, the Festival in the Desert is a symbol of unity and peace between nomadic tribes. The Tamashek of northern Mali and Niger, who had been warring for years, had recently burned...

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