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Desert Blues (2006)

Desert Blues poster
Directed by
Michel Jaffrennou
Genre
documentary film
Country
Mali, Belgium, France
Elsewhere
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How it feels

Desert Blues follows three different musical groups from Mali, including male and female performers, as they come together to make music and share their cultures. The film shows their collaboration against the backdrop of political turmoil in the mid-1990s.

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What happens

Désert Blues est un film réalisé en 2006 par Michel Jaffrennou. Issus d'ethnies différentes, trois artistes maliens se réunissent pour faire entendre le désert : Habib Koité, le Bambara, descendant des Khassonkés de l'ouest du Mali, Afel Bocoum, le Songhai, considéré comme l'héritier d'Ali Farka Touré, et Tartit, groupe de femmes touaregs de Tombouctou, proches ethniquement des Berbères et parole engagée d'un peuple qui survit. La réunion de ces trois artistes représente un véritable événement politique face aux événements tragiques qui ont ébranlé le Mali dans les années 1995-1996. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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