Music in north Mali
Following a coup earlier this year, Islamists now control parts of the north of the country and they've imposed a ban on music. We find out more.
Following a coup earlier this year, Islamists now control parts of the north of Mali and they've imposed a ban on music. We find out more.
Two members of the Grammy award wining Saharan blues band, Tinariwen, dropped by to talk to us and record a live session track.
Mark Coles talks to Pullitzer Prize winning author Richard Russo, not about his fiction but about his memoir, On Helwig Street, in which he reveals facts about his mother and his upbringing in the small 1950s glove-making town of Gloversville, New York.
Image: Protestors play music as they take part in a march for peace in Islamist-occupied northern Mali. AFP/Seyllou/Getty Images.
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Tinariwen
Duration: 00:43
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Mali
We hear the latest news from north Mali as Islamists continue a clampdown on music there
Duration: 04:10
Tinariwen
Two members of Saharan blues band, Tinariwen, talk to us and record a live session track.
Duration: 05:14
Richard Russo
The Author on his memoir in which he reveals facts about his mother and upbringing.
Duration: 08:04
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- Wed 12 Dec 2012 20:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
- Thu 13 Dec 2012 03:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
- Thu 13 Dec 2012 09:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
- Thu 13 Dec 2012 12:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
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