Mali Entertainment News

It's the season of the boxed sex and the Christmas CD. ( Bob Dylan , anyone?) The month of Susan Boyle and "Glee", Rihanna and Lady GaGa...For me, the holidays are the idea time for unexpected gifts --- music that...

When the artistic leadership of the San Francisco Opera was transferred from Donald Runnicles to Nicola Luisotti, the associate conductor under the former régime Donato Cabrera didn’t have far to go to find a new job. Cabrera, simply packed his...

Africa Sessions (Rounder) Ever since Ry Cooder teamed up with Ali Farka Touré, a steady stream of western musicians have set out to collaborate with their African counterparts. Even so, Béla Fleck 's project is impressively original, simply because the...

it's tough for all of you musicians out there to get any attention these days...There's room on YouTube, but there's room for everybody on YouTube. It's thankless work for an audience who only wants their music from "American Idol" and...

Was it a blessing or a curse for this Malian teenager – already singled out for being albino, and of royal descent – to find that he had one of the most remarkable voices anybody in the neighbourhood had ever...

Psychedelic folkie who’s gotten even more eclectic since becoming a left-field star. Young-ish country star whose songs celebrate trucks, beer, hometown and other time-honored subjects...DUO Musical theater star Buckley and jazz pianist Werner draw from all corners of the Broadway...

No question, KXT/91.7 FM is a gust of fresh air in the stale world of North Texas radio. FM — is gunning for a more mainstream, though still adventurous, older rock audience. It’s a tricky tightrope to walk across and,...

Andrew Ross Sorkin’s account of the financial crisis, “Too Big to Fail,” enters the hardcover nonfiction list at No...As if to prove the principle, two of the most successful franchises in nonfiction hit the list with new offerings...SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling,...

I Speak Fula, the new album Bassekou Kouyate is launching tonight, easily betters his groundbreaking debut, Segu Blue. The title track sees the ethnically Bamana Kouyate bringing Mali's Fula and their music into his fold. But, like his compatriots Amadou...

These two unique musicians from distant origins create an intoxicating blend of music in which they gracefully complement each other through intertwining melodic grooves and spirited improvisation. Master kamal'ngoni player, Mamadou Sidibe is from the Wassoulou region of Mali, West...