It’s impossible to separate Songhoy Blues and politics. Formed in 2012 as a direct result of being forced from their homes, after rebel jihadists took control of northern Mali and outlawed all ...

When Tinariwen popularised the idea of desert blues in the West, bandmembers’ previous participation in Tuareg rebel warfare lent their music heroic romance, conjuring images of nomad players as ...

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From the first listening to Héritage, the much-awaited fourth album by Songhoy Blues, it is clear that the rock band from northern Mali are in a new frame of mind. With Héritage, they move into ...