Meet New York's Newly Crowned Subway Busker
May 16th, 2008 · Talking with the winner of the Bryant Park Project's NYC Subway Busker Poll, Balla Tounkara, a kora player from Mali and one of the city's newest official underground musicians.
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Bush Visits Africa, Where Villages Fight Malaria
Feb 17th, 2008 · President Bush visited a hospital today in Tanzania, where U.S. funds are helping to combat Africa's twin scourges of AIDS and malaria. Among the various U.S. projects in Africa are malaria vaccine studies conducted by the National Institutes of Health among the Malinke people of Mali. A recent visit to a NIH-funded facility in the village of Bancoumana showed that the research program has been a boon to the desperately poor village.
Tinariwen: Music's True Rebels *
Nov 10th, 2007 · In the '80s, the Tuareg people of West Africa rebelled against Mali. The struggle has been violent, but one group put down its weapons to combine traditional music with electric guitars. Hear an interview with one of Tinariwen's guitarists and singers.
Ahead of First Lady's Visit, A School's Facelift ****
Jul 1st, 2007 · Laura Bush has just completed a tour of Africa, stopping at a school in Bamako, Mali. The American Embassy there helped to spruce up the school before her arrival.
Dee Dee Bridgewater's 'Red Earth' in Concert
Apr 24th, 2007 · Mali is home to a vibrant music scene that draws fans from all over the world. When jazz vocalist and JazzSet host Dee Dee Bridgewater visited the West African country, she immediately took to its culture and music. Hear a concert that celebrates her mix of jazz with Malian sounds.
Researchers Gather, Preserve Timbuktu Manuscripts *
Jan 1st, 2007 · Tens of thousands of manuscripts dating back to 13th century west Africa have been found in Timbuktu, Mali. Michael Gomez talks about efforts to gather and preserve the artifacts.
Salif Keita and the Birth of Afro-Pop ****
Oct 25th, 2006 · Malian singer-songwriter Salif Keita is a pioneer of African popular music who sings about racism and political struggle. Independent producer Reese Erlich goes to Bamako, Mali, to gauge the impact of Keita's music on the people of Mali and his role in the birth of the Afro-Pop sound.
Salif Keita Returns to Mali's Traditional Sounds
Aug 16th, 2006 · Salif Keita has been called the "golden voice of Mali" and a pioneer of the music called Afro-pop. But his latest CD, M'bemba (Ancestor), features traditional African instruments and a "more spontaneous" sound.
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