WE ARE OFF TO...

Why are we going to Timbuktu?

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February 22nd 2011
Looking for a CD.... I was trying to track down a CD and this led to my wife, Denise & I heading off to "the end of the World" to the fabled city of Timbuktu. This is how it happened. In 2009 I was looking for African music for a photo-show of a previous trip to eastern Africa and found a track by Issa Bagayogo from Mali. In early 2010 after many failed attempts to find a CD ... read more

Africa » Mali

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The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in... ... read more