The collaborative partnership of the Music lsquo;In Africa Foundation rsquo; (MIAF) and that of the African Union Commission ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

At the same time, Africa remains deeply traditional, rooted in age-old customs and traditions that are inseparable from music and dance.” Chandler produced a run of cultural festivals in Mali.

But this year's edition of the Festival sur le Niger took place against the backdrop of Mali's exit - along with Burkina Faso and Niger - from the West African bloc ECOWAS and uncertainty about ...