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Baaba Maal

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Name: Baaba Maal

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Popstars Pressure G8 Leaders To End Poverty

The Agit8 project aims to put pressure on the G8 leaders to take action ahead of their summit in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland next week. As part of the free event over two days, artists such as Paloma Faith, Biffy Clyro and Jake Bugg have been covering ... [Published My Gold Music - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: G8 Leaders, Angélique Kidjo, Baaba Maal, Richard Curtis

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 2 reports

Slash and David Attenborough join Brian May in pro-badger supergroup

Their debut single was created by music producer Rob Cass , who has previously worked with acts including Estelle, Robbie Williams and Baaba Maal. "To me all nature is beautiful," he said in a press release. "This track is my humble contribution to stopping ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Brian May, David Attenborough, Baaba Maal, Robbie Williams

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Burkina Faso's Barefoot Prince for Nairobi Concert

Burkina Faso's Barefoot Prince will be headlining a concert at Nairobi's Alliance Française on Friday. Alif Naaba is on an Eastern and Southern African tour of 10 African countries, supported by the Institut Français in Paris.Alif Naaba made his explosive ... [Published The Star (Kenya) - May 30 2013]

Entities: Burkina Faso, Nairobi, Cannes Film Festival, Baaba Maal

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Olufemi: Reed between the lions

In Jo’burg, Olufemi stands shoulder to shoulder with the pride of Africa’s top musicians.Cat in a hat: Olufemi will be playing at the Africa Day concerts, alongside Lira and Thandiswa Mazwai.Our CoverageNigerian-born Afrobeat saxophonist Olufemi has chosen ... [Published Mail & Guardian Online - May 23 2013]

Entities: Thandiswa Mazwai, Johannesburg, Hugh Masekela

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Weekend Music Break

Gata Misteriosa and Lee Bass (the Mozambican-Portuguese-Ghanaian-German duo who go by the name of Gato Preto) dropped this new video for “Pirao” last night: no longer strictly kuduro, not yet sure what to call it, but right in time for our weekend ... [Published {AFRICA IS A COUNTRY} - May 18 2013]

Entities: Hugo Race, Lee Bass, Luaka Bop, Baaba Maal

First reported Mar 25 2013 - Updated Mar 25 2013 - 1 reports

National Endowment for the Arts

Open Thread: Ordinary Magic

.From Gary Marcus, at the New Yorker: At the age of fourteen , Sidiki Conde collapsed on his way to school, in Guinea. For several months, he was in a coma. The lack of adequate medical knowledge muddies the source of his illness; it may have been ... [Published Balloon Juice - Mar 25 2013]

Entities: Baaba Maal, Gary Marcus, National Endowment for the Arts, University of Minnesota

First reported Jan 27 2013 - Updated Jan 27 2013 - 1 reports

Music is vital to political struggle across Africa – not just in Mali | Ian Birrell

Banning music in Mali is outrageous, not least because it's crucial to the country's wellbeing At dinner last month after a concert by the Congolese rapper Baloji , I found myself sitting next to his drummer, Saidou Ilboudo. As we chatted over the chicken, ... [Published Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - Jan 27 2013]

Entities: Mali, Thomas Sankara, Amadou Bagayoko, Senegal

First reported Jan 23 2013 - Updated Jan 23 2013 - 1 reports

World: Enough Food For Everyone IF

Source: Islamic ReliefCountry: World Hunger and malnutrition in childhood will trap almost a billion young people in poverty by 2025, according to a major new campaign launched by Britain’s leading development charities and faith groups on January 23. ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Jan 23 2013]

Entities: Islamic Relief, Malnutrition, Group of Eight, United Kingdom, Desmond Tutu

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Burkina Faso's Barefoot Prince for Nairobi Concert [Published The Star (Kenya) - May 30 2013]
Olufemi: Reed between the lions [Published Mail & Guardian Online - May 23 2013]
Weekend Music Break [Published {AFRICA IS A COUNTRY} - May 18 2013]
Open Thread: Ordinary Magic [Published Balloon Juice - Mar 25 2013]
Music is vital to political struggle across Afr... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Jan 27 2013]
World: Enough Food For Everyone IF [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Jan 23 2013]
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Weekend Music Break [Published {AFRICA IS A COUNTRY} - May 18 2013] Gata Misteriosa and Lee Bass (the Mozambican-Portuguese-Ghanaian-German duo who go by the name of Gato Preto) dropped this new video for “Pirao” last night: no longer strictly kuduro, not yet sure what to call it, but right in time for our weekend ...
Open Thread: Ordinary Magic [Published Balloon Juice - Mar 25 2013] .From Gary Marcus, at the New Yorker: At the age of fourteen , Sidiki Conde collapsed on his way to school, in Guinea. For several months, he was in a coma. The lack of adequate medical knowledge muddies the source of his illness; it may have been ...
Music is vital to political struggle across Afr... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Jan 27 2013] Banning music in Mali is outrageous, not least because it's crucial to the country's wellbeing At dinner last month after a concert by the Congolese rapper Baloji , I found myself sitting next to his drummer, Saidou Ilboudo. As we chatted over the chicken, ...