Songhoy Blues, an African desert blues group with Touré at the helm, was eventually formed. The group gained fame after a run ...

Fourth album from Mali’s premier desert guitar troupe incorporates more in the way of nuance and fluidity while still maintaining their striking impact ...

Welcome to 2025, a year when we're going to need musical diversion and engagement more than ever! Here are eight items to start off Afropop's video list for the year. You could argue that it's a tad ...

Then, in 2026, Oxmo Puccino will take over the Adidas Arena in Paris for a major concert on January 23. To be among the first ...

The Alternative Album Chart returns for its first edition of 2025, featuring brilliant new ones by jasmine.4.t, Songhoy Blues ...

On their third album, 2020’s Optimisme ... “Dagabi, ” a pulsating dance tune, features the Senufo xylophone from southeast Mali, an instrument not typically found in Songhoy music. The lively rhythms ...

SANTA CRUZ Jake Blount, Mali Obomsawin join forces at Kuumbwa Kuumbwa Jazz is not just a place to see music. It’s a venue where patrons can be exposed to different forms of music by different cultures ...

Barrick Gold Corp. says it has initiated the temporary suspension of operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex in Mali.

The Grateful Dead spawned more sister bands and side projects than any other band in history. Here, we look at five of the ...

Noted British singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithful died at age 78 in London while in the company of her family on ...

One nice spring day in May 2024, trumpeter/composer Ambrose Akinmusire and his band—a distinctive lineup of pianist Sam ...