Why do they hate music? “Without music, life would be a mistake”. ~-Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols (1889) “Music is no different than opium. Music affects the human mind in a way that makes people ...

“Music in Mali” is a feature-length documentary that takes an in-depth look into West Africa’s country of Mali and the musical culture that formed from its ancient Manding Empire. Narrated by Danny ...

Located around the tri-border meeting point of Mali, Ivory Coast, and Guinea, the Wasulu region is home to one of the most unique confluences of culture and identity in West Africa. Renowned for ...

ZANZIBAR: MALIAN music icon, Salif Keita, is set to headline the 23rd edition of Sauti za Busara, Africa’s renowned music ...

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 ...

Toumani Diabaté, a Malian virtuoso of a 21-string instrument known as the kora, who brought a rich West African musical legacy to audiences around the world with genre-mixing collaborations ranging ...