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Related: About this forumThis has been riding on the back roads of my mind for weeks: Sekou Oumarou - Songhoy Blues
This track is from their album "Music In Exile".
After Jihadists involved in the Northern Mali Conflict imposed sharia law banning music, with a focus on targeting traditional music, groups like Songhoy Blues made music in exile.
But there have been revival efforts:
Faced with this situation, measures are being taken by concert promoters, musicians and some government officials to save the Malian music industry from this state of atrophy. Among the events at the forefront of such efforts is Festival sur le Niger in Segou, notwithstanding the precarious security situation in the region. The festival's organisers have the advantage of established infrastructure, such as places offering accommodation, to stage the festival. This has allowed them to develop a sustainable programme over the years. Speaking after the 2017 event, Festival sur le Niger organiser Mamou Daffe said: "Our festival was able to resist, but the situation is worse for other cultural events. In short, the security crisis has spared no cultural activity in the north as in the south".
I've posted before my love for Malian music, and really, this is roots stuff right here.. Blues before there was the blues as we came to know it. I recommend getting "Music in Exile", I can't sing enough praises.
#MalianBlues #RealBlues #Roots
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This has been riding on the back roads of my mind for weeks: Sekou Oumarou - Songhoy Blues (Original Post)
JHan
Nov 2018
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The Polack MSgt
(13,186 posts)1. Love this group
Thanks again for the shares JHan.
The National Blues Museum in the Lou knows that these ae the true roots - The 1st room in the joint talks about Malian music.
There are displays showing native Malian instruments- and slave made versions form American plantations, as well as recordings of the traditional songs.
But it doesn't mention the modern African music that evolved from that common source.
Now, everyone knows how much I love guitars and these guys have an irresistible groove.
JHan
(10,173 posts)2. I love their groove too, puts me in a trance
JHan
(10,173 posts)4. "when Ali or Garba talk about the blues or rock'n'roll.....
...theyre talking about long lost cousins whove come back home" - From the sleeve of their album
The Polack MSgt
(13,186 posts)5. I can't say it better than that. .
Kind of Blue
(8,709 posts)3. Yes, Indeed!
Thanks very much, JHan.