The Original Was Better (towb) is driven by a vision to bring the spotlight to the rich diversity of indigenous West African sounds. By infusing genres like griot music, mbalax, highlife, and morna into soul and jazz house music, TOWB brings together traditional West African music and contemporary dance beats.

TOWB holds niched dance music parties in cities like Lagos and Naroibi. 

About the EP:
First track Amoudou is a blend of Senegalese Pape Thiopet's Ganar and Sarah & Ismael's Amoudou. 
Second track is a rendition of Abdou Guite Seck's Royal.

Cover Art uses a photograph by legendary Malick Sidibé and we own no rights over the use of this photograph.

Royal

Ganar x Amoudou

Second conference in the Arab University Lecture Series, given by Raouf Farrah, senior analyst for the Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime (GI-TOC).  

In recent years, the Sahel region has undergone major political and security upheavals, marked by a series of military coups, a dramatic increase in extremist violence, the withdrawal of French operations (Barkhane) and of the UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA), as well as growing geopolitical instability. These complex dynamics are the result of an intricate interplay of political, economic, social and environmental factors, both at the national and regional levels. These structural changes are often studied through the lens of their impact on their ‘Western partners’, now more marginalised than ever in a region increasingly coveted by new foreign actors (Russia, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria, Iran).  

Raouf Farrah's lecture will focus on the human, security and geopolitical implications of these developments for the Maghreb states and the border regions that link them. He will also examine the rise of sovereignty in the Central Sahel and what it means for countries such as Mali and Niger. 

The operation by the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) to ‘reconquer’ northern Mali from 2023, with the support of the Russian Wagner Group, and the continuing instability in northern Niger have created immediate challenges for the Maghreb states, in particular Algeria and Libya. These dynamics are also fuelling rivalries and repositioning among Maghreb countries rooted in longstanding political competition and fragmentation. Farrah will also briefly address the development of smuggling and illicit economies, in particular hashish smuggling and trafficking, in the central Sahara-Sahel region.  

Organised in collaboration with the Degree in International Relations of the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), the Degree in International Studies of the University of Castilla La Mancha (UCLM) and the Master in European Union and the Mediterranean: Historical, Cultural, Political, Economic and Social Basis of the UCM. Laurence Thieux, lecturer in International Relations and Global History at the UCM, who will introduce the speaker, and Bárbara Azaola, lecturer in Arab and Islamic Studies at the UCLM, and Alfonso Casani, lecturer in Political Science and Administration at the UCM, will take part in the subsequent debate, which will be moderated by Olivia Orozco, Casa Árabe's Training and Economics Coordinator.

The conference is available on our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/h2m9a6a3jmA?feature=share

Further information: https://en.casaarabe.es/eventos-arabes/show/aula-arabe-universitaria-6


Aula Árabe 6.2 Geopolitics of the Central Sahara-Sahel: Towards a new paradigm?

231st radio show on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Tracklist:
Roy Hargrove - Priorities
Sinkane - Say Less
Kokoroko - Three Piece Suit feat. Azekel
Photay - Global Wind Trade
Mr. Beatnick - Central Park
Mdou Moctar - Imajighen (Injustice Version)
Etran de L'Air - Amidinine
Songhoy Blues - Issa
Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra - Dung Gate
Saagara - Where Is That Blossom feat. Mysore N. Karthik
Orua - Miragem
Sofie Royer - Indoor Sport
Etch - Liz's Track
Daniel Monaco - Kalam Kalam
Karen Nyame KG & Ronnie Loko - Tell Me
Soul of Hex - Face Down feat. Motion Parallax
T.Williams & Sio - Peace
Lyric Jones - Better Now (Soul Clap Remix)
Byron The Aquarius - When the Freaks Come Out feat. Computer Jay
Frank E Jeffries Jr - Did It Have to Be Me
Duo Ouro Negro - Danca do Robalinho, Part 2
Pancho Acosta y Su Guitarra - Egyptian Reggae
Vincent Price - Sound From The Graveyard feat. The Young Spirits
Maarten Goetheer - Romantic Warrior Reprise (Dub Version)
The Altons - Waiting
Tracey Thorn - Too Happy
Bootsy Collins - I'd Rather Be With You
Harry Belafonte - Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - Stranger Things Theme

#231 • Live on KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco Bay Area • October 26, 2024

MC NEGRITIN - SENTA PRA EQUIPE INTER DE MIAMI [ DJ´S THEAGÁ TITÍ & DJ PAULINHO DA FAIZÃO ]

!!           BREVE 20 MINUTOS DE MALI      !!

FAIXA - EQUIPE TOP DE MALI [ DJ DEGE]

Mali Mali 1

Mali Mali 2

The U.S. elections were a wake-up call for the “woke,” yet even though the overall results spell danger, there are a number of queer bright spots to celebrate. With commentary by Andy Humm and Ann Northrop of GayUSA, our coverage includes homophobic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, trans U.S. Congressmember-elect Sarah McBride (Delaware), lesbian Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin, lesbian U.S Congressmember Angie Craig (Minnesota), Native American lesbian U.S Congressmember Sharice Davids, gay U.S Congressmember Eric Sorensen, Rocky Mountain Equality Deputy Director Bruce Parker, former U.S, Senator and MSNBC analyst Claire McCaskill and U.S. Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

And in NewsWrap: Mali’s ruling military junta sends a law banning gay male sex to the president for his approval, a previously dismissed lawsuit challenging Connecticut’s transgender-supportive statutes for school sports is going forward again, diversity-equity-inclusion programs crash at global plane-maker Boeing, controversial trans woman darts star Noa-Lynn van Leuven is facing three-time champion Michael van Gerwen in the first round of the Grand Slam of Darts, the MUBI streaming service is cancelling its international film festival in Istanbul after authorities block a screening of the film “Queer,” and more international LGBTQ news reported  by Sarah Montague and Joe Boehnlein (produced by Brian DeShazor). 

All this on the November 11, 2024 edition of This Way Out!

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U.S. Elections: Take the LGBTQ+ Wins

Elle est la blogueuse littéraire la plus influente depuis quelques années dans le domaine des littératures africaines. Elle s'appelle Meriyem Kokaïna. Elle est malienne et marocaine. Elle a un côté nomade. Les livres lui offrent toute latitude pour le voyage, pour comprendre une Afrique qu'elle porte et à laquelle elle a été souvent assignée. Pendant une heure, j'ai échangé avec cette conceptrice autodidacte de contenus autour de la littérature africaine sur le site Au pays du baobab. In Koli Jean Bofane sera très heureux de découvrir que son roman Mathématiques congolaises a inspiré un très bel espace de communication. Nous avons abordé sa trajectoire en tant que lectrice, l'origine de son espace, les différentes plateformes sur lesquelles elle s'exprime (Week-end Africain, Africa Radio), sa manière de communiquer, son rapport à la critique littéraire. 

Au pays du baobab
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