The mainstream pop world still may not be aware of it but, over the last four decades, there has been a distinctive brand of guitar-driven, blues and rock-flavored music wafting in from northwestern ...

TIMBUKTU, Mali (Reuters) - Western tourists danced among the sand dunes of Mali on Saturday as the West African country sought to put its desert festival back on the world music map despite the threat ...

BAMAKO, Mali — The band had just taken the stage on a recent Saturday night when the power cut out. The club was plunged into darkness. The lead guitarist was one of the most famous in Mali, and the ...

The untimely death of Mali’s Toumani Diabaté at the age of 58 has shocked the music world. The sheer number of tributes, including those from superstar African musicians Youssou N’Dour from Senegal ...

SOAS, University of London provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. The passing of celebrated Malian flautist, composer and arranger Boncana Maïga at the age of 77 truly marks the end of ...