Tuareg people

Malian singer-songwriter Sidi Touré.

Musician Sidi Touré says Mali’s civil strife couldn’t break the country’s music

Arts, Culture & Media

Brian Eno, a rocker, composer, and all-around musical curiosity seeker, is in Mali right now, taking part in the Africa Express cultural exchange. Malian musician Sidi Touré says Mali’s recent civil war tried, but failed to break the deep place of music in that country.

Next generation of Mali musicians face a country that won’t let them perform

In Northern Mali, a Slow Recovery After Islamic Extremists are Pushed out

Global Politics

Libya’s Pearl of the Desert

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Music in Northern Mali is Silenced by Islamist Extremists

Lifestyle & Belief

Music Heard on The Air, Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Music Heard on Air

Tunes Spun On The World between our reports on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Artists featured are Tinariwen, Ragheb Alama, Sous le Soleil, and AfroCubism.

Music Heard on Air for June 27, 2012

Music Heard on Air

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for June 27, 2012. Artists featured are: Mocean Worker, Tinariwen, AfroCubism, Major Boys, feat. Aurelia.

Music Heard on Air for June 18, 2012

Music Heard on Air

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for June 18, 2012. Artists featured are: Telepath, Kaouding Cissoko, Seckou Keita Skq, Ra Traore, Anouar Barhem, Tinariwen.

Sounds of the Malawi Mouse Boys

Arts, Culture & Media

Grammy award-winning producer Ian Brennan brought recognition to the northern Mali group, Tinariwen and is now looking to do the same for the Malawi Mouse Boys.

Tuaregs Escape Violence And Islamic Rule in Mali

Global Politics

Marine Olivesi reports from Burkina Faso, where many Tuaregs have taken shelter to escape violence and Islamic extremism in their home country, Mali.