Music in Exile -'There's no life without music': the Malian musicians fighting Islamists with songs from arby Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 8 min 19 sec
✓ Published: 03-Mar-2015

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All music was banned in northern Mali in 2012 by Islamist militants. But musicians such as Khaira Arby refused to accept it. The last two years have seen a collective of musicians taking Mali's rich musical heritage across the outskirts of war-torn Mali and into neighboring Burkina Faso on a grand Caravan of Peace – an offshoot of Mali’s famous Festival in the Desert. Created to celebrate Music Freedom Day, this short film is a companion to the feature length documentary They Will have to Ki