As a renowned player of the balafon, Balla Kouyaté is the heir of a long musical tradition. A wooden percussion instrument similar to a xylophone, the balafon dates way back in time in the West ...

What was unusual in recent weeks was how much of the political coverage of Mali has been by journalists known for their music writing, like artsdesk contributor Andy Morgan, Robin Denselow or Ian ...

Early on in his new book, “Custodians of Wonder,” BBC Travel writer Eliot Stein tallies some recent effects of globalization, a process that seems to only speed up. Nine languages, he notes, are lost ...

Écoutez la musique que font les musiciens du Mali contre la censure musicale des extrémistes religieux. La musique est l’une des exportations les plus importantes du Mali. Elle a pénétré tous les ...