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Great Political Songs.
Bombino with Amidinine (My Friend), also off of his exceptional 2013 Nomad effort. -
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Great Political Songs.
The Tuareg people are a large Berber ethnic group that principally inhabit the Sahara in a vast area stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. Traditionally nomadic pastoralists, small groups of Tuareg are also found in northern Nigeria. The sounds of the Sahara seem to be at their loudest in the Western, popular music-sphere at current. The startling ‘Tichumaren’ blues-rock of Tuareg bands such as Tinariwen is now a commonplace feature on festival bills, whilst Damon Albarn’s favourite Malians Songhoy Blues have just finished a packed US tour and were a key feature in Johanna Schwartz’ recent documentary They Will Have to Kill Us First. But as Schwartz’ powerful film shows, this crossover of music cultures is not simply a pleasing result of our hyper-globalised society, but because these North Africans have a solemn story to tell. For decades a heady cocktail of political rebellions, uranium and land disputes, and Jihadist uprisings have forced many to flee their homes and find exile in neighbouring lands and deserts. In 2007 after the execution of two prominent Tuareg musicians, Omara Moctar, a talented young guitarist, fled his native Agadez, Niger with friends and family and sought refuge in Burkina Fasso. Moctar had earned the nickname Bombino whilst playing temporarily with the revered Tuareg guitarist Haja Bebe, and it was under this name that the ‘little one’ would prick ears worldwide. Bombino’s time in exile was the subject of Agadez, the Music and the Rebellion, a 2010 documentary by filmmaker Ron Wyman, who would help bring the artist into the limelight; a year later Bombino had released his first-full length, Agadez, which would top the iTunes World Chart and inspire The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach to work with Bombino for his 2013 follow up, Nomad. So basically the mere act of playing a guitar is an act of rebellion and protest. Bombino with Imuhar (Freemen) off of his 2013 Nomad release. Freemen What good is it to have Freemen who sleep in this world of suffering Wake up, my people Straighten up, my people Confront the difficulties of your current situation A long road awaits you What good is it to have Freemen who sleep in this world of suffering Freemen suffering shows us that times have changed -
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News Forum - Survey reveals increasing homelessness in Thailand
Not even trying are they? Half a million+ in the States with 5 times the population. https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-homeless-people-are-in-the-us-what-does-the-data-miss/ -
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News Forum - Tragic death of camping enthusiast in modified vehicle sparks police investigation
He had a tent on the back of his own pick up truck. No crime tger, I am sure, and this happened on private land.
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