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Meditation Ground: Idan Raichel and Vieux Farka Toure

1:30 PM — May 4 —
Source: Relix

Sometimes you have to toss out the rules and go with your gut. Read More

Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Black Angels, Woods and More Perform at Austin Psych Fest

12:25 PM — May 4 —
Source: Jambands.com

Over the weekend, The Black Angels and the Reverberation Appreciation Society hosted the fifth annual Austin Psych Fest, a three-day musical gathering with over 50 performers falling under the increasingly broad "psychedelic" label. Read More

Jenny Scheinman's 'Mayhem' Hard To Pin Down

11:07 AM — Apr 18 —
Source: NPR

Violinist Jenny Scheinman 's band and new album are both called Mischief and Mayhem. Read More

What to do tonight: Bombino brings desert blues to Lawrenceville

12:00 AM — Apr 12 —
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA

"Oh, by the way, I may as well get a beer while I'm here listening to this great sound."Read More

Soul Satisfaction

9:12 PM — Apr 11 —
Source: The Portland Mercury

YOU'D BE hard pressed to define soul music in a way that does it justice. Read More

VIDEO: Malian Musician Khaira Arby, "Nightingale of the North," Performs in Democracy Now! Studio

6:01 PM — Apr 9 —
Source: Democracy Now!

As we recently reported, Tuareg rebels in the West African nation of Mali have declared the independent state of Azawad after seizing Timbuktu and other major cities in the north. Read More

Jamming on Common Ground

7:35 PM — Apr 3 —
Source: The Wall Street Journal

When Israeli pop superstar Idan Raichel ran into Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré in a Berlin airport in 2008, it was as if a destiny were fulfilled. Read More

Ali Farka Touré

Biography

One of the most internationally successful West African musicians of the '90s, Ali Farka Touré was described as "the African... Read the full Ali Farka Touré bio.

Ali Farka Touré