Displaced Mali musicians Songhoy Blues play Music In Exile at Leeds Brudenell...
THREE years ago, the Malian desert blues punk band Songhoy Blues had to flee Islamist militants who had banned all music when taking over the north east of the African country. ......
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View ArticleMalian quartet Songhoy Blues sing lovesongs to their homeland in exile
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View ArticleMalian Quartet Songhoy Blues Sing to Their Homeland in Exile
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View ArticleNews24.com | 2 Malian soldiers killed in suspected jihadist attack
Two Malian soldiers were killed and four others injured in a weekend ambush in an area notorious for jihadist attacks, officials say. ......
View ArticleNews24.com | Malian troops kill jihadists on I Coast border - Mali army
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The UN's forces in Mali, MINUSMA, and the Malian military have recaptured a UN police base in the ancient city of Timbuktu after suspected jihadists overran it earlier today. The fighting was believed...
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View ArticleSonghoy Blues / They Will Have to Kill Us First - TalkingGigs
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View Article‘They Will Have to Kill Us First’ Malian Music Documentary Set for U.S. Release
BBC Worldwide North America will release the documentary “They Will Have to Kill Us First: Malian Music in Exile” in March and April in the U.S., Variety has learned exclusively. The release coincides...
View Article'They Will Have To Kill Us First' doc released in the US
Music was as essential as air for those living in the west African country of Mali. Then the Islamist militants flooded in and banned music, choking off an integral part of Mali's culture. Instruments...
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Johanna Schwartz’s film follows musicians in exile after Islamic jihadists banned music in their home country. ......
View Article'They Will Have to Kill Us First: Malian Music in Exile'
Official Selection: SXSW Film Festival 2015: Opening Theatrically on March 4 in New York and April 1 in Los Angeles with Additional Markets to follow. Director Johanna Schwartz's clearly made his debut...
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