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Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré
Malian musician
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Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn
English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer
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Tartit
Tartit
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Fatoumata Diawara
Fatoumata Diawara
Malian musician and actress
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
American indie rock band
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The Good, the Bad & the Queen
The Good, the Bad & the Queen
British alternative rock supergroup
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Blur
Blur
English alternative rock band
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Gorillaz
Gorillaz
English virtual band
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Savages
Savages
English rock band
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Vieux Farka Touré
Vieux Farka Touré
Malian musician
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Tamikrest
Tamikrest
Malian band
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Tinariwen
Tinariwen
tuareg band from mali
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Tony Allen
Tony Allen
Drummer, composer, songwriter
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Simon Tong
Simon Tong
English alternative rock musician
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Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder
American guitarist, singer and composer
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Salif Keita
Salif Keita
Malian singer
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Alfred Ellis
Alfred Ellis
American saxophonist
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Oumou Sangaré
Oumou Sangaré
Malian singer and composer
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Ava Mendoza
Ava Mendoza
American musician
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Head Wound City
Head Wound City
American hardcore punk supergroup
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Karen Lee Orzolek
Karen Lee Orzolek
American singer and musician
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Dani Wilde
Dani Wilde
musician
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Songhoy Blues is a desert blues music group from Timbuktu, Mali. The band was formed in Bamako after being forced to leave their homes during the civil conflict and the imposition of Sharia law. The band released its debut album, Music in Exile, via Transgressive Records on February 23, 2015, while Julian Casablancas' Cult Records partnered with Atlantic Records to release the album in North America in March 2015. The group is one of the principal subjects of the documentary film They Will Have To Kill Us First.