Return of Doumbia
news Return of Doumbia The Bangkok Post Over the past half-century, the land-locked West African nation Mali has produced some terrific singers and bands. © The Bangkok Post Dance bands like the Rail Band were trailblazers in the 60s and 70s, producing great singers like legend Salif Keita; but there were also amazing musicians like the late Ali Farka Toure, with his northern Malian repertoire, and kora (West African harp) masters like the world-renowned maestro Toumani Diabate. In the early 80s, a new sound emerged from Mali’s southern region of Wassoulou. In contrast to ...
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