Friday, November 19 2010
Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Desert Blues
Not sure where to proceed from Tinariwen? The Rough Guide sorts it all out for you
Sunday, July 5 2009
Viva Africa: An Interview with Amadou & Mariam and BLK JKS
African music, often exiled from the pop mainstream, is making a new incursion in the U.S. Darling speaks to two major African artists, plus highlights the best new releases.
Monday, April 6 2009
Amadou and Mariam: Welcome to Mali
If Amadou and Mariam's last album felt like a shift in the couple's career, then Welcome to Mali feels like an even greater one.
Tuesday, September 9 2008
Various Artists: The Rough Guide to the Music of Mali
An album that is paradoxically almost redundant and almost perfect.
Tuesday, January 17 2006
Amadou and Mariam, Dimanche À Bamako
Their collaboration with Manu Chao brings the good parts of all three musicians together in wonderful ways.

































