Baaba Maal Portrait

Baaba Maal

Tinariwen portrait

Tinariwen

Keb Mo portrait

Keb' Mo'

Ibrahim Ag Alhabib Portrait

Ibrahim Ag Alhabib

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Venkat

Mahamadou Diabaté Portrait

Mahamadou Diabate

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Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton

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Alidu

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Courtney "Bam" Diedrick

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Fernando Vidal

Mansour seck portrait

Mansour Seck

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Sidney Santos

Marcio sa portrait

Marcio Sa

<p>This short documentary explores the origins of blues music in Western Africa and how it spread to the rest of the world via the rivers which transported many Africans away from their native land. We invite you to enjoy <em>Blues of the River </em>featuring interviews and performances by Baaba Maal, Mansour Seck, Tinariwen and more.</p>

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