(Glitterhouse)Bamako Airport is known by the international abbreviation BKO, and it's here that Malian musicians set off to impress the West, or greet the occasional Western musicians who fly in to check out what has become the most successful music scene in Africa. Damon Albarn famously made the journey eight years ago for his Mali Music project, and now comes a very different Malian collaboration featuring the American-Australian indie rock trio, Dirtmusic and the young Touareg band Tamikrest....
Guardian Music — (Glitterhouse)Bamako Airport is known by the international abbreviation BKO, and it's here that Malian musicians set off to impress the West, or greet the occasional West... more info