Mali

Festival Au Desert: Music Of Peace Not Silenced By War

Milo Miles — Thu, 30 May 2013 14:48:00 +0000

Long ago, one of my college history professors hammered home a durable truth: "If you love art," she said, "you should hate war." Because some art is always among war's victims.

A case in point is a music celebration called Festival au Desert — held near Timbuktu, Mali, since 2001 — which I will Anglicize as Festival in the Desert. In January 2012, right after the last festival ended, a nationalist uprising began in the north of Mali, which was soon taken over by hardline Islamic fundamentalists.

Musicians Unite For Peace In War-Torn Mali

Chris Eudaily — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:16:30 +0000

The West African nation of Mali has seen instability and violence since March of 2012 when a military coup overthrew the government of President Amadou Toumani Touré. Since then, the violence has escalated as Islamic extremists have joined the fighting and further divided the country into North and South.

This month France announced their intervention due to the rapid escalation of violence over the last few months, and the United States is now helping with operational support.

"Timbuktoubab," A Musical Journey

Deirdre Saravia — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:12:12 +0000

Have you ever been to Timbuktu (incidentally, it is spelled Tombouctou in Mali)? No? Well nor have I, so I found "Timbuktoubab," the documentary, riveting.