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Neba Solo: Mali’s Balafon Master

Arts, Culture & Media

The World’s Marco Werman catches up with Mali’s Neba Solo, a master of a kind of wooden marimba called the balafon.

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Music Heard on February 7, 2011; broadcasts after 4pm

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Music Heard on Air for February 7, 2011

Music Heard on Air

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for February 7, 2011. Artists featured are: Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, RJD2, Balafon Marimba Ensemble, Habib Koite.

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