#festivalaudesert

[dustinreidmusic]

Robert Plant | Zirka Parts 5-8 | Malian Journey to and from Festival in the Desert in 2003.

In 2003, Robert Plant travelled to Mali to perform at the famed Festival in the Desert alongside Ali Farka Toure, Tinariwen and many others. Zirka is an 8 part, mostly self-shot documentary by Robert chronicling his experiences.

[dustinreidmusic]

Robert Plant | Zirka Parts 1-4 | Malian Journey to and from Festival in the Desert in 2003.

In 2003, Robert Plant travelled to Mali to perform at the famed Festival in the Desert alongside Ali Farka Toure, Tinariwen and many others. Zirka is an 8 part, mostly self-shot documentary by Robert chronicling his experiences.

[lojomusic]

Parfois, j'invente des chants très anciens dans une langue qui n'existe pas. Et je marche dans les rues avec mon chant. Et alors je regarde tout comme s'il s'agissait d'un très vieil ailleurs où j'aurais ma place où je serais connu de tous. Ibrahima Konaté (11 ans), in "Poème à l'infect", paroles et regards des enfants errants de Dakar (Revue de La Fabriks, Marseille) ➡️ Photo @nadianidel #Essakane #Mali #lojotour2003 #festivalaudesert #ibrahimakonaté https://www.instagram.com/p/B_p2X8dKJMi/?igshid=muj3zo2wh0c2

[lojomusic]

je crois que la vie nous propose de résoudre des équations invisibles Emily Tissot, musicienne-poète, Mue Salamandre (Edition Atelier du Hanneton) #lojotour2003 #timbuktu #festivalaudesert #saharadesert #sahara https://www.instagram.com/p/B_DOfkjKFQM/?igshid=1rdwx9qpu6p1j

[peterdicampo]

My musician brother sent me down a rabbit hole tonight looking at photos from the January 2009 Festival au Désert in northern Mali. It was an incredible few days of performance – stars like Salif Keita onstage, but then, even better, many musicians from across West Africa gathering in the dunes to play music together, audience or not, until the sun came up. It was magic. This was the last Festival to be held out in the desert, in Essakane, before it was moved into Timbuktu. Since 2012 the Festival has been in a state of perpetual postponement due to instability in the region. (Their website has dates for the 2015 festival crossed out and instead says "Still in exile", which breaks my heart.) But many of the musicians associated with the Festival have been consistently on the road, touring as the Caravan for Peace in Africa and the US. These photos: dancing to Salif Keita's performance; Keita onstage; the crowd; Khaira Arby onstage; musicians by firelight; members of Tuareg band Shallo (plus baby); views of the crowd. I spent my 25th birthday on this trip, a joint assignment for @thenationaluae @time @globalpost – many thanks to the editors who made this possible @clintmcleandotcom @markrykoff @andy_meldrum. #mali #timbuktu #essakane #festivalaudesert #everydayafrica #everydayeverywhere (at Essakane)

[christianbanfield2]

Toureg, Sahara, Festival au Desert, Mali