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Bamako, Mali
Songhoy Blues
Rock of the desert
Origine
Bamako, Mali
Discipline
Rock of the desert
Biographie
Songhoy Blues is a desert blues band formed in Bamako in 2012 by Garba, Aliou and Oumar Touré, joined by drummer Nathanael Dembélé. Originally from the Timbuktu region, the musicians were forced to leave northern Mali where music was prohibited. Their first album, Music in Exile (2015), revealed them to the world; Heritage was released in January 2025.