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Ed Meza @edmezavarMalian filmmaker Ousmane Samassekou’s “The Last Shelter” won the top prize in Danish doc fest CPH:DOX’s main international competition on Friday, picking up the Dox:Award.A total of 11 films garnered prizes in the festival’s six international competitions, including five special mentions.“The Last Shelter” centers on the House of Migrants, located in the Malian city of Gao, on the edge of the Sahel desert, where the director meets travelers and migrants who find a temporary

the glaring lack of international inclusivity in the Grammys’ newly redubbed global music (formerly world music) category. In the category’s 38-year history, almost 80% of African nations have never had an artist nominated; no Middle Eastern or eastern European musician has ever won; every winner in the past eight years has been a repeat winner; and nearly two-thirds of the nominations have come from just six countries (the US, the UK, Brazil, Mali, South Africa, India).

Also Read: Oscars International Race Breaks Record With 93 EntriesThe filmmakers said that although Senegal has not yet become a center for religious extremist events, they have noticed that Timbuktu, Mali and West Africa have, at times, fallen under the sway of Jihadists. And that’s not all they noticed.

Disclosure is back and taking us to Africa!

Australia, Peru, and Mali, to his early days in Hollywood and meteoric rise to fame, McConaughey shares how his life experiences have instilled in him the importance of competent values, the power of new experiences, and, as he puts it, ‘either changing your reality or changing how you see it.’”

Disclosure have shared the video for their new single ‘Douha (Mali Mali)’.The track which is taken from their forthcoming album ‘Energy’, features Fatoumata Diawara, who previously appeared on the dance duo’s 2018 single ‘Ultimatum’.It is the third single from the LP, which is out on August 28 via Island, after ‘My High’ featuring Slowthai and Aminé and ‘Energy’.The video, which you can watch below, was directed by Mahaneela, who has previously worked with Sampha and FKA twigs.Speaking about the

the club statement read.“On loan from Chelsea, the former Monaco midfielder (2014-2017) played 23 games last year.“Already present in the second half of the previous season, Portuguese midfielder Adrien Silva has played a total of 40 games with Monaco.“Finally, the Algerian international from Leicester City Islam Slimani, played 19 games, for a total of 9 goals and 7 assists.”Malian descent Moussa Sylla and Senegalese goalkeeper Seydou Sy were also among the players released by the Red and

Oumou Sangaré, “Acoustic” (No Format!) Even if you don’t understand a word, it’s clear that Mali’s Oumou Sangaré is not singing about anything slight or frivolous. “Acoustic” is mostly a reinterpretation of “Mogoya,” the 2017 album that ended a nearly decade-long break by one of the West African country’s most celebrated musicians, spent further developing a business career stretching from hotels to agriculture and even the auto industry.

Damon Albarn has never been the type of musician to get bogged in a creative rut.

people chats to Stephen McGown, who from 2011 until 2017, was held hostage after being kidnapped in Timbuktu in Mali by Al Qaeda. We asked Stephen how his experience of dealing with captivity has helped him cope with the all the uncertainty and difficult emotions the global COVID-19 pandemic has brought on.

In one pic, Lisa was casually dressed without makeup as she sat on a pile of wood. 

Mali Music graced the stage of Billboard's NYC office Wednesday morning (March 11) to bring his signature hip-hop and gospel blend to life with his latest single "Let Go" and a couple of unreleased songs that will be featured on his upcoming fifth album, The Book of Mali.

Winona Ryder and Zoe Kazan get sandwiched in by John Turturro and Morgan Spector at the premiere of HBO’s The Plot Against America held at Florence Gould Hall on Wednesday night (March 4) in New York City.

Saying "sorry" is hard enough, but try pulling it off in three languages. That's what animated rockers Gorillaz do on the second selection from their ongoing Song Machine series, "Désolé," which dropped on Thursday morning (Feb. 27). The collaboration in English, French and Bambara -- featuring Grammy-nominated Malia

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Gorillaz are back with another new single. This one’s called “Désolé,” and it’s a collaboration with Malian musician Fatoumata Diawara. Have a listen below.

Nick Gold ran the independent London-based World Circuit label on a simple premise. “I thought if you love something, there’s a chance that someone else will too,” says Gold, who opened up the typically niche market for world music to a wide au

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Three-time Grammy nominee Mali Music is back with a new single and label, Billboard has learned.