Songhoy Blues: “[We] like to make people dance… but our social concerns are the reason for the music” | Songlines
Thursday, January 30, 2025

Songhoy Blues: “[We] like to make people dance… but our social concerns are the reason for the music”

By Robin Denselow

From their discovery in Bamako by Damon Albarn’s Africa Express in 2013 to the global release of their latest stripped-back album in 2025, Robin Denselow traces Songhoy Blues’ journey through exile, resistance and optimism

Songhoy Blues

Songhoy Blues

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