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Music heard on the air for May 8, 2014

Music Heard on Air

These are the tunes played between reports on The World for May 8, 2014.

Vieux Farka Touré

Vieux Farka Touré follows in the footsteps of his famous father

Arts, Culture & Media

Music Heard on Air for September 9, 2013

Music Heard on Air

Music Heard on the Air for September 4, 2013

Music Heard on Air

Music Heard on the Air for August 12, 2013

Music Heard on Air
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Next generation of Mali musicians face a country that won’t let them perform

Mali is in the throes of an uprising between the country’s Islamic fundamentalists and its nomadic, indigenous Tuareg people. The Islamists are on top and have banned all “non-devotional” music. And that’s totally upended what was once a vibrant music scene.

The music has died in northern Mali as Islamic extremists exert control

Arts, Culture & Media

Northern Mali was taken over by militants and Islamic extremists and now they’re in the process of implementing a system of Sharia law in that part of the country. That’s meant an end to musical performances across the part of the country controlled by the extremists.

Music Heard on Air for July 17, 2013

Music Heard on Air

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for July 17, 2013 by the following artists: Generation Bass, Bombino, Muso Ko, Lorelei Loveridge, Proem, Ry Cooder, Ali Farka Toure, Rodrigo Y Gabriela.

Music Heard on Air for June 20, 2013

Music Heard on Air

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for June 20, 2013 by the following artists: Blue Asia, Toumani Diabate, Ali Farka Toure, Tamikrest, Toubab Krewe, Mocean Worker.

Music Heard On Air for May 30, 2013

Music Heard on Air

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for May 30, 2013 by the following artists: Toumani Diabate, Ali Farka Toure, Aqua Velvets, AfroCubism, Nogabe Randriaharimalala.

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