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Real Mali music
Sociolingo's Mali | May 15th 2008 by sociolingo
If you like Mali music, try this site for some ‘real’ stuff. The CDs are not the pre-packaged semi-western style you might be used to, but real music from real Malian players who might otherwise not get heard outside their village or area read more
Travel warning 13-5-2008: Series of attacks in different parts of…
Sociolingo's Mali | May 14th 2008 by sociolingo
Following several attacks this month, the American Embassy in Bamako sent out the following warning. Please take note if you are currently in Mali or planning a trip there in the near future. WARDEN MESSAGE May 13, 2008 This Warden Message is bei read more
Festival Med de Loulé - Amadou & Mariam, Deolinda e Solomon Burk…
RaÃzes e Antenas | May 13th 2008
Dos Balkan Beat Box já se sabia, mas sabem-se agora mais três nomes que fazem parte do Festival Med de Loulé, que decorre de 25 a 29 de Junho: o do grande mestre da soul music Solomon Burke (na foto) e o do fabuloso casal de malianos Amadou & Mari read more
WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: Cynicism and Hope Ahead of the Bamako Gather…
Sociolingo's Mali | May 10th 2008 by sociolingo
Source: IPS WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: Cynicism and Hope Ahead of the Bamako Gathering By Almahady Cissé BAMAKO, Jan 17 (IPS) - With just a day to go before Africa’s first-ever World Social Forum (WSF) gets underway in Mali, attitudes towards the read more
Mali: Mangoes, Mangoes, Mangoes
Sociolingo's Mali | May 10th 2008 by sociolingo
One of the things my kids (now grown up with kids of their own) reminisce about from their life in West Africa is mangoes fresh from the tree. They both loved green mangoes, a peculiarly teenage phenomenon as far as I was concerned, sour and acidic. read more
Al-Qaeda au Maghreb Islamique et les otages autrichiens
Mecanopolis | May 9th 2008 by Clovis
Après deux mois de négociation, les contacts avec les ravisseurs et les autorités autrichiennes n’ont toujours données aucun résultat quant à une libération. Mais, selon les sources, Andrea Kloiber et Wolfgang Ebner sont en bonne santé. read more
Mali, Guinea: Ali Farka Toure lives on!
Sociolingo's Africa | May 8th 2008 by sociolingo
Posted by sociolingo on May 8, 2008 I know a lot of you guys already know this, but I am finding out what a rich source of cultural material YouTube is! Whilst trying to get together a post on a Jazz festival in Guinea in honour of the Malian guita read more
Mali, Guinea: Ali Farka Toure lives on!
Sociolingo's Mali | May 8th 2008 by sociolingo
I know a lot of you guys already know this, but I am finding out what a rich source of cultural material YouTube is! Whilst trying to get together a post on a Jazz festival in Guinea in honour of the Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure, who sadly died read more
Bamanan songs from Kirango and Pelengana (Mali)
Sociolingo's Mali | May 6th 2008 by sociolingo
Source: http://homepage.mac.com/edotter/Fasiya_CD/Fasiya.html The song ‘Fasiya’ (Heritage) is an invitation to preserve the cultural heritage of the Bamanan, which is disappearing; it also evokes the great fetishes that are no longer wors read more
African Player of the Season
Road to 2010 World Cup | May 6th 2008 by Amunti
I found this interesting article on my goal.com mobile service.I can't find it online, but you can click the above link and read the article anyways.I think it's a fascinating look at 20 players around Europe of African descent who've shown their tal read more
Mali linguistics: Perceptions of languages in the Mandingo Region…
Sociolingo's Mali | May 6th 2008 by sociolingo
Canut C, (2002). Perceptions of languages in the Mandingo Region of Mali: Where Does One Language Begin and the Other End? in Long, Daniel and Dennis Preston, ed. (2002) Handbook of Perceptual Dialectology, Volume 2, John Benjamins Publishing Company read more
African blogs: The 52nd Venice Biennale - The African Pavilion an…
Sociolingo's Mali | May 5th 2008 by sociolingo
Cross-posted from Sociolingo’s Africa Posted by sociolingo on May 5, 2008 A new blog, The Face of Afrika, is aiming to focus on positive news celebrating the continent of Africa. Please support this initiative. One recent post about The 52nd read more
African blogs: The 52nd Venice Biennale: The African Pavilion and…
Sociolingo's Africa | May 5th 2008 by sociolingo
A new blog, The Face of Afrika, is aiming to focus on positive news celebrating the continent of Africa. Please support this initiative. One recent post about The 52nd Venice Biennale: The African Pavilion and Malick Sidibé’s Achievement c read more
harvesting hope
Blue Bijou Jewelry | May 4th 2008 by Blue Bijou Jewelry
 A few months ago, I was contacted by Michelle Wood from Ouelessebougou Utah Alliance about donating some blue bijou jewelry for their upcoming dinner auction in May. She also invited us to attend the dinner auction, which we graciously accep read more
Harvesting Hope
Sarah and Tim | May 4th 2008 by Blue Bijou Jewelry
A few months ago, I was contacted by Michelle Wood from Ouelessebougou Utah Alliance about donating some blue bijou jewelry for their upcoming dinner auction in May. She also invited us to attend the dinner auction, which we graciously accepted. We read more
Mali human rights: New family law debated
Sociolingo's Africa | May 2nd 2008 by sociolingo
Cross-posted from Sociolingo’s Mali Posted by sociolingo on May 2, 2008 The following article shows some aspects of Mali democracy in action. It seems to be a tenet of Mali democracy that all interested parties have a say and are consulted read more
Mali human rights: New family law debated
Sociolingo's Mali | May 2nd 2008 by sociolingo
The following article shows some aspects of Mali democracy in action. It seems to be a tenet of Mali democracy that all interested parties have a say and are consulted in the drafting of legal documents. However, having a ’say’ or being read more
MALI: Combating malaria misdiagnosis
Sociolingo's Africa | May 1st 2008 by sociolingo
Source: IRIN NEWS MALI: Combating malaria misdiagnosis BAMAKO, 1 May 2008 (IRIN) - Health experts say the majority of malaria cases in Mali are misdiagnosed, which causes resistance to malaria drugs and leaves other illnesses untreated. “When peopl read more
MALI: Combating malaria misdiagnosis
Sociolingo's Mali | May 1st 2008 by sociolingo
Source: IRIN NEWS MALI: Combating malaria misdiagnosis BAMAKO, 1 May 2008 (IRIN) - Health experts say the majority of malaria cases in Mali are misdiagnosed, which causes resistance to malaria drugs and leaves other illnesses untreated. “When p read more
Camel trekking in Timbuktu
beatenpaths | April 30th 2008
Photographs and text copyright © Mark Moxon, reproduced with permission. read more read more
Mali: 100 dead from meningitis - travel notice
Sociolingo's Mali | April 30th 2008 by sociolingo
There are a number of reports of deaths from seasonal meningitis in Mali and surrounding areas. !00 deaths have been reported in Mali this year. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/e66fcc1ebca6e9f295662a5ddb46e344.htm http://www.afriquenlig read more
Balafon museum for Sikasso
Sociolingo's Mali | April 29th 2008 by sociolingo
I’ve just seen a post on the African Press Association website about a new African xylophone museum to be created in Sikasso. It will be the first museum designed to preserve the heritage of the balafon, one of the famous musical instruments of read more
Cultural Institutions in Latin America: the Case of the Museo de…
Peruanista | April 29th 2008 by Carlos A. Quiroz
This is an invitation sent by the IDB Cultural Center, a very dynamic and active cultural spot in Washington, DC that focuses on promoting certain aspects of the cultures of the American countries. Foto Yaél Rojas - Peru21 I might have seeing Nata read more
Mali: Langue des Signes Malienne - Projet LaSiMa - Malian sign la…
Sociolingo's Mali | April 28th 2008 by sociolingo
Not long ago I did a post on Sociolingo’s Africa of a newspaper article about plans for a uniform sign language for Africa. Now, I do realise this can be a contentious issue and that there are lots of grassroots organisations involved in Afri read more
Diguibombo, Dogon Village.
Notes From Different Spots - Travel Photography | April 27th 2008 by Luke
Dernier communiqué d’Al-Qaeda au Maghreb Islamique à propos d…
Mecanopolis | April 25th 2008 by Clovis
Louange à Allah et que la prière et la paix soient sur le prophète d’Allah, ainsi que sur sa famille, ses compagnons et ceux qui le prennent pour allié. En outre : Pour la troisième fois, l’échéance accordée par les Moujahidines à l†read more
MALI: Fears over privatising cotton
Sociolingo's Mali | April 25th 2008 by sociolingo
Source: IRIN NEWS MALI: Fears over privatising cotton BAMAKO, 24 April 2008 (IRIN) - After years of delays the Mali national cotton company, Malian Company for Textile Development (CMDT), is on the verge of privatisation with bids for tender just sen read more
Bamako Jam
Szavanna_blog | April 24th 2008 by Anna Dani
Listen to Vieux jamming ….. I wish I could play like this video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2×4M-L4WzY If you liked that post, then try these...Tinariwen - Legendary poet guitarists and soul rebels from the southern Sahara d read more
Mali seeks conference with Niger on insecurity
Sociolingo's Mali | April 23rd 2008 by sociolingo
Source: APA Mali seeks conference with Niger on insecurity APA-Niamey(Niger) The Malian Foreign Minister, Moctar Ouane, on Tuesday announced in Niamey, that his country will host an international conference on insecurity “in the coming weeks read more
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