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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BAMAKO, April 5 (Reuters) - Grammy-nominated Malian musician Amadou Bagayoko, who won global fame by moulding traditional West African sounds with Western rock and pop influences as one half of the ...

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, ...

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 ...

BAMAKO, Mali — Khaira Arby, a Malian singer and songwriter with an international presence who remained outspoken at a time of civil war and harsh oppression by Islamist militants, died Sunday in ...

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 ...

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 ...

LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - As musicians from Mali took to a London stage on Saturday night, news was announced that back home French troops had captured the airport of the Islamist-controlled city of ...

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 ...

For all the riches and diverse avenues of music making their way through Santa Barbara on this year’s concert calendar, sounds from outside the Western world — so-called “world music” — have been all ...