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 ...

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 ...