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| Subject: Rebels rip music, and with it the heart, out of Mali Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:04 pm | |
| NOWHERE does music have a greater social and political importance than in the vast desert state of Mali.
It is shocking therefore that it has been banned across much of the two-thirds of Mali controlled by Islamist rebel groups.
The director of the country's celebrated Festival in the Desert, which has now been forced out of the country, ''Manny'' Ansar, said: ''It's through our music that we know history and our own identity. Our elders gave us lessons through music. It's through music that we declare love and get married - and we criticise and make comments on the people around us.''
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/rebels-rip-music-and-with-it-the-heart-out-of-mali-20130116-2ctro.html#ixzz2ICMDJ3An
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