Inside World Music

The Edmonton Folk Music Festival took place August 10-13 at Gallagher Park. Known for its diverse selection of musical artists, this year ...

Terakaft Alone Outhere Records One of Mali's greatest Tuareg blues guitar groups, Terakaft, brings us another gem from the desert. T...

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba Ba Power Glitterbeat The power of the Malian ngoni lute is highlighted by Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni B...

BKO Quintet Bamako Today (w/DVD) Buda Records Under the direction of Cris Ubermann, BKO Quintet releases a great recording of contempor...

Boubacar Traore Mbalimaou Lusafrica Mali's iconic vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter, Boubacar Traore, brings us a fresh set of tra...

Kasse Mady Diabate Kirike Six Degrees Records Mali's heralded griot, Kasse Mady Diabate, comes from a very musical region of West Af...

Awa Sangho Ala Ta Motema Mali's Awa Sangho is a very talented singer with a passion for music and incorporating traditional instrume...

The Toure-Raichel Collective The Paris Sessions Cumbancha As a follow-up to their 2012 The Tel Aviv Sessions , The Paris Sessions conti...

Dexter Johnson & Le Super Star De Dakar Live a l'Etoile Teranga Beat Nigerian-born with ties to Dakar, Senegal via Bamako, Mali,...

Ibrahima Sarr Danaya Percussion Presents Ibrahima Sarr Kanaga System Krush Ibrahima Sarr is a professional djembe player from Mali that ...

Zoumana Tereta Soku Fola: Traditional String Music From Segou, Mali Kanaga System Krush Born in Bamako, Mali, Zoumana Tereta began playi...

Tinariwen Emmaar Anti Records North Africa's blues guitar kings are back with another highly-lauded release. Emmaar , which means ...

Imarhan Timbuktu Akal Warled Clermont Music Formed in 1993, Imarhan Timbuktu is a Tuareg guitar group from Mali and spearheaded by Moham...

Lobi Traore Bwati Kono "In The Club"...Raw Electric Blues From Bamako Kanaga System Krush Lobi Traore gives us electric blues ...

Habib Koite Soo Contre-Jour Mali's Habib Koite releases a stunning album, Soo , which means "home,"  that brings to life t...

Ezza Abadaya Ma Case Production Tuareg blues guitar music hits the music airwaves once again, but this time it is not Tinariwen, Tidawt,...

Nakany Kante Saramaya Slow Walk Music Hailing from the border of Guinea and Mali, in a town called Siguiri, Nakany Kante brings together...

Tiecoro Sissoko Keme Borama Kanaga System Krush Hailing from Mali, Tiecoro Sissoko is a talented vocalist and guitarist in the Djeli tra...

Leni Stern Jelell Self-Release German-born and US-based, Leni Stern, brings us an inviting mix of North African guitar songs with hearty...

Samba Toure Albala Glitterbeat Born in Mali, Africa, Samba Toure creates moving blues music with lilting guitar work and North African r...