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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.

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Niger’s songwriter Bombino

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We veer into the desert for the Geo Quiz. We’re headed to a West African city: the capital of Niger. The climate is pretty inhospitable but the Touareg nomads who live there are warm and welcoming. One of them is musician Bombino.

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