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The most streamed female Francophone artist has become a target in France’s culture wars ahead ...

CNN 26 Apr 2024

Aya Nakamura was born in the former French colony of Mali, raised in France and is widely considered the most streamed female Francophone artist in the world. The 28-year-old, as well as being Malian, ...

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Tracing the journey of Barmer Boys from Rajasthan’s remote village to world stage

Hindustan Times 10 Mar 2024

... with other artistes like Kutle Khan ... Malian artistes like singer-guitarist Vieux Farka Toure and Madou Sidiki Diabate, who plays the West African stringed instrument kora, were part of the line-up.

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Les Amazones d’Afrique: Musow Danse review — neatly crafted anthems

The Times/The Sunday Times 21 Feb 2024

The Malian artists Mamani Keïta, Oumou Sangaré and Mariam Doumbia (one half of the high-energy duo Amadou & Mariam) were members of the original collective a decade ago, but subsequent ...

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Moroccan artist ‘empowering’ rural communities awarded prestigious contemporary African art prize

CNN 19 Feb 2024

The Moroccan artist was invited to the ksar as architect Salima Naji was renovating its structure ... Agueznay is the third artist to win the prize, following Malian painter Famakan Magassa and South African sculptor Bonolo Kavula.

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Six Things to Do: Bassekou Kouyate \u0026 Ngoni Ba; Jeanine De Bique, Jim \u0026 Val and more ...

The Gardner News 15 Feb 2024

Black artists and vendors from Worcester and the ... He is a leading figure in the revival of Malian traditional music and has collaborated with artists such as Damon Albarn, Toumani Diabaté and Taj Mahal.

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Congo-Kinshasa: Charismatic Congolese Rapper Jessy B Wins 2023 RFI Music Prize

All Africa 18 Dec 2023

... M, she takes over from Malian artist Black AD.

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‘City Girls’ get metro-spective

The Brown Daily Herald 07 Dec 2023

The metro section writers and editors share their favorite spots and Providence and community stories from this year and their time at The Herald ... Malian artists reflect on decades-long music careers, discuss Providence’s support of African artists.

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Malian Artists Decry Suspension of French Cultural Exchange

Voa News 30 Oct 2023

Amid tensions between France and Sahelian juntas, Malian artists and their supporters are asking the ...

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Malian artists reflect on decades-long music careers, discuss Providence’s support of African artists

The Brown Daily Herald 26 Sep 2023

10, Malian Djembe Master Sidy Maïga and his selected group of artists were practicing constantly in the weeks leading up to the festival ... “Sidy Maïga is an incredible local artist of international renown in his own right,” Smiley wrote.

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Celebrate Black independence with Afrobeats, the genre that unites the diaspora

The Grio 04 Jul 2023

Likewise, in the arrondissements of France, the rhythmic Afro-Pop sounds of Malian artist Aya Nakamura and Congolese descendants Franglish and Dadju serve as a global reminder of the Francophone ...

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Mali's Boubacar Traoré to perform at Jerusalem Jazz Festival

The Jerusalem Post 26 Jun 2023

And if you’re going to bring over a bluesman, as perennial Jerusalem Jazz Festival artistic director and internationally renowned trumpeter Avishai Cohen has opted to do, why not go straight to the source?.

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Global leaders call to action on women’s land rights

Business Ghana 19 Jun 2023

UNCCD Goodwill Ambassador, Malian artist and singer Inna Modja, was joined onstage by her daughter Valentina Conti, aged three, to read out a powerful call to action, urging world leaders to ...

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SIERRA NEVADA WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL - GATE SALES AVAILABLE

Longview News-Journal 15 Jun 2023

Sunday, June 18 - Gates 10amBurning Spear - reggae roots legend in his only California show this summerProtoje - the musical prodigy, blending hip hop, soul and jazzLila Iké - stunning young breakout ...

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Retell and Remix: Arts Calendar May 18-24

LA Weekly 17 May 2023

Each piece in Waggett’s latest exhibition bridges to the artist’s new direction—the Big Cats series and her previously developed gilded works ... Malian-American Artist Penda Diakité grew up between Mali, West Africa and Portland, Oregon.

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Africa's week in pictures: 24-30 March 2023

Yahoo Daily News 31 Mar 2023

Visitors to a gallery in the US take in this piece by Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo, called Hudson Burk 1. On Tuesday the Malian singer, songwriter and actress Fatoumata Diawara poses for portraits in the French capital, Paris ... ....