Music In Exile

Young Malian band's joyous debut stirs up hallowed Desert Blues traditions.

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The folk songs of the Songhoy people are spliced with Hooker and Hendrix influences to fine effect

Mali’s Songhoy Blues fled from their homes in northern Mali, joined the Africa Express and now release an impressive debut album

You can hear both the exile’s homesick yearning and the musician’s rebellion in Songhoy Blues's 40 minutes of energetic Africa-blues-rock, says Helen Brown

Music In ExileArtist: Songhoy BluesGenre: RockLabel: TransgressiveThe "exile" in the album title really rings true in this case.

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