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currently in crisis. A coup in Bamako on 22 March 2012 has sent the country into a
tailspin, kickstarting the biggest humanitarian crisis the Sahel has ever known. Radical
Islamists holding the northern part of the country have banned all secular music. Ali Farka
Touré's music has been outlawed in his hometown, Niafunké, where it once echoed joy-
ously. That Mali - any part of Mali - should be without music is unthinkable , a travesty.
An international protest movement is gathering pace.
MUST-HAVE WEST AFRICAN ALBUMS
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Dimanche á Bamako
(Because) by Amadou and Mariam
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M'Bemba
(Universal Jazz France) by Salif Keita
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In the Heart of the Moon
(World Circuit) by Ali Farke Touré and Toumani Diabaté
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Worotan
(World Circuit) by Oumou Sangare
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Zombie
(Barclay/Universal) by Fela Kuti
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Specialist in All Styles
(World Circuit) by Orchestra Baobab
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Highlife Roots Revival
(World Music Network) by Koo Nimo
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Radio Salone
(Cumbancha) by Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars
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Segu Blue
(Outhere) by Bassekou Kouyaté and Ngoni Ba
