mali blues

Liberation Blues: Tinariwen Invoke the Sahel’s Complex History on ‘Amatssou’

Liberation Blues: Tinariwen Invoke the Sahel’s Complex History on ‘Amatssou’

Connections with Jack White and Daniel Lanois are great, but West African blues collective Tinariwen had to navigate Covid and political unrest to deliver their surprisingly exuberant new LP.

Fatoumata Diawara Creates African Pop-Soul From the Diaspora

Fatoumata Diawara Creates African Pop-Soul From the Diaspora

On her strongest album yet, London Ko, Fatoumata Diawara demonstrates how music from today’s African diaspora can be “Everything Everywhere All at Once”.

Oumar Konaté Radiates Passion for His Craft on ‘I Love You Inna’

Oumar Konaté Radiates Passion for His Craft on ‘I Love You Inna’

Oumar Konaté shreds, howls, and loves his job on new Malian blues rock release I Love You Inna.

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