Audio/Film: ‘Family Talk’ in Sierra Leone
U.S.-based Catalyst for Peace, and organization that “seeks out and supports grassroots peace building…. from local practices and culture,” has gathered several diaspora musicians for Wan Fambul/One...
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Fatoumata Diawara x Amadou & Mariam x Bassekou Kouyate & More ‘Voices United...
Malian songstress Fatoumata Diawara gathered an impressive roster of musicians to form Voices United For Mali — an artist coalition calling for peace in regards to the West African nation’s ongoing...
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BLK JKS Working With Vieux Farka Toure
Today, the interweb’s leaking with word that South African punk-dub ensemble BLK JKS are working on a collaboration track with Malian guitarist/singer Vieux Farka Touré. Toure told Rolling Stone SA...
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Interview: Vieux Farka Touré On The Role Of Malian Musicians Against...
Mon Pays, the latest album from Vieux Farka Touré, transports listeners to the headlines of the richest days in Mali’s history. In the face of extremists out to obliterate all that is beautiful in the...
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Acoustic Essentials: The Best Unplugged Performances
Below we roll out our favorite videos of artists featured in unplugged sessions anywhere from grassy fields of the UK to rooftops and DC office space. Scroll down for the bare acoustic essentials,...
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Vieux Farka Touré ‘Nouhoume Maiga (Afriquoi Remix)’ + Win Tix To Vieux Live...
UPDATE: Enter to win a pair of tix to catch Vieux Farka Touré in NYC 10/29 by tweeting #VieuxNYC at us (@okayafrica)! We’re giving away one pair of tix to catch Vieux Farka Touré on Tuesday, October...
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Vieux Farka Touré Live From An Oregon Forest
Here’s some never-before-seen footage of Vieux Farka Touré showcasing his alluring Malian guitar riffs from the Woods Stage at Oregon’s Pickathon Festival last year. Vieux‘s vocals and guitar resonate...
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Thandiswa Mazwai & Vieux Farka Touré Talk Cape Town World Music Festival
In 2012, the Cape Town World Music Festival brought a new flavour to the music scene of the Mother City that was a much needed break from the norm. With lineups that are some of the most diverse the...
View ArticleCape Town World Music Festival With Vieux Farka Touré, Okmalumkoolkat,...
All photos by Kent Lingeveldt Words by Shiba Melissa Mazaza Last week Okayafrica had a quick Q&A with South Africa’s Thandiswa Mazwai and Mali’s Vieux Farka Touré in the lead up to their...
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‘They Will Have To Kill Us First’ Malian Music Documentary Is Headed To U.S....
Songhoy Blues. Courtesy of They Will Have To Kill Us First They Will Have To Kill Us First: Malian Music In Exile is officially slated for a U.S. theatrical release. The feature-length documentary,...
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