Before the coup d’état that overthrew an elected government, before the French-led war to oust Islamist rebels who had taken over much of the country, Mali was perhaps best known internationally for ...

Last year in Mali, militants linked to al-Qaida took control of the northern part of the country. They have banned all music except for Quranic... Despite Censorship, Mali's Musicians Play On Despite ...

SEGOU, Mali (AP) — Long before Mali captured the global spotlight as an al-Qaida training ground where French soldiers had to intervene, the West African nation was celebrated for producing some of ...

One of Mali's most prominent musicians, Ballaké Sissoko, has alleged that the Transportation Security Administration [TSA] destroyed his specially designed instrument during a trip from New York to ...

Mali may be in the headlines now for the conflict that erupted between Islamists who tried to take over the country and the government, which persuaded France to help chase them out. But in peaceful ...

Fatoumata Diawara sings for the women of her home village about female genital mutilation, a ritual still practiced in Mali. The steady, stinging pluck of Bassekou Kouyaté’s ngoni, the traditional, ...

Sory Bamba, a Malian music pioneer, spends his days ensconced in the courtyard of his home in the old quarter of Mopti, a town in the centre of the country on the edge of the Sahara. One of the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Dozens of Malian musicians, including world-renowned performers Amadou and Mariam, Vieux Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate, have recorded a song for peace in response to the deepening ...

Amadou Bagayoko (1954-2025), iconic Malian guitarist, singer and composer of the famed duo Amadou & Mariam – known as “the blind couple of Mali” – passed away on 4 April in Bamako. He was 70. The ...

It's been a decade since Paul Chandler left the U.S. and headed to West Africa, having fallen in love with the region's music. Now Mali is his... An American In Mali, Teaching The Country's Sounds ...