The solar-powered studios are saving Mali's music one beat at a time. Local artists are laying down tracks in the heart of ...

People cannot go to Mali's Dogon region to witness its spectacular ancient culture, so the Dogons brought their dancing, ...

In the heart of Bamako, architect Mariam Sy is leading a quiet revolution - one handful of earth at a time. Her vision merges Mali's ancient building wisdom with contemporary design, creating ...

In the courtyard of a psychiatric ward in Mali’s capital, a small group of patients acts out scenes of a village dispute to the beat of a djembe, a traditional West African drum. One patient ...

Songhoy Blues, an African desert blues group with Touré at the helm, was eventually formed. The group gained fame after a run of shows in Bamako, Mali. Around that time the group met Paul Chandler, a ...

“Oral tradition holds that when the emperor Sundiata overthrew Soumaora Kante ... The original musical instrument, known as the ‘Sosso-Bala,’ survives in Kouyaté’s father’s home village of Niagassola, ...