Shaun Ley's just been on trailing 'The World this Weekend' at 1pm today and he's covering the music ban in Northern Mali and is interviewing musicians and organisers of the 'Festival in the Desert'.
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There's also this World Service piece - first item:Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post
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There have been sections of the human race who only exist to try to switch off the light. It's everyone else's job to keep those lights burning.Comment
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Zola - Like the other contributors, I was very sorry to hear this news. Thank you for highlighting what has been happening.Comment
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Latest bad news (thanks to OP for pointing this out)
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Songlines has that excellent 'Songs for Desert Refugees' in its top ten for 2012 - here's the live Bombino track 'Tigrawahi Tikma' - one of my tracks of the year.
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Worrying times. The events further north in recent days complicate the situation and have implications broader than music. However, anyone who has suggested that world music is a form of empire building might now wish to reconsider. The extensive recordings of Malian musicians in recent years could at the very least help to keep the music alive during the conflict. And if there are to be even bleaker developments, they just might be the vital lifeline in the longer term for centuries of musical tradition.Originally posted by Globaltruth View PostComment
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Article by Robin Denselow from last week.
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