The Tragic Story of Africa’s Festival In The Desert

The scenery, the atmosphere, the music— Mali’s Festival In The Desert was one of the most unique and exhilarating festivals of all time. The region often described as the ‘spiritual birthplace of the blues’ has developed many exciting genres of music, including some very badass desert guitar rock. In recent years it has been postponed indefinitely— and no, this is not due to Covid.
0:00 U2 – An Cat Dubh
0:30 Oumou Sangaré – Wele Wele Wintou from “The Last Song Before War” (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2049439/)
1:22 Tinariwen – Amassakoul ‘N’ Ténéré from “Festival In The Desert” documentary (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457896/)
3:34 Lo’Jo – Tant Pis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kbdcEWN930)
5:23 Tinariwen – Amassakoul ‘N’ Ténéré
6:55 Ali Farka Touré – Dofana
7:26 Oumou Sangaré – Wele Wele Wintou
7:54 Khaira Arby – Waidio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb0TklyL2Oo)
8:18 Bassekou Kouyate from “The Last Song Before War”
8:50 Robert Plant – If I Ever Get Lucky (Win My Train Fare Home)
14:36 – Songhoy Blues – Barre (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuQqV0-7NdI)
16:15 – Unknown band from Robert Plant’s “Zirka” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJTcOxkxFr4 (If anyone can identify, please comment!)
@berryseinfeld6772
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
Sick doc but why do you keep saying Robert Plont 😂
@MyFriendlyPup
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
Lile modern day babylon. So sad man.
@FourteenWords-n4l
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
ISLAM: Rarely mistaken for a barrel of laughs. Smh.
@shaneclark5022
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
Bono is awful
@JohnnyDanger36963
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
Bono,who also was ROBIN WULLIAMS,took every cent of that famous fund raiser concert,gave NOTHING to the poor.
@acd138
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
I’ve wanted to go my whole adult life. I’ve seen Tinariwen live in LA a couple times…maybe one day I’ll see them in the desert❤️🔥
@GazzaBoo
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
It never ceases to amaze me how dumb people are. Africa being its usual basket-case self.
@EliteURBX
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
Anything involving Africa is bound to fail.
@fly3513
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
All around the world people endured so much pain because of this islamic cults. They understand islam from their asses. And execute inhumane exercises. I hope some day this ideological islam will go deep down into the earth.
@funky-landscaper
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
X1.5 playback.
@penduloustesticularis1202
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
Where are the toilets?
@arribaficationwineho32
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
Interesting location. Did it really help local people?
@kevinwebster7868
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
The French should have stayed out of it. Let Mali sleep in the bed they made. Also Plant and Bono are the kings of cultural appropriation.
@pekka2089
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
Islam is a cancer😊
@glennjames7107
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
I've been following the contemporary wave of music coming out of the Sahara for several years, yet it never ceases to amaze me how clearly you can hear the roots of the blues coming out of their music, as clearly as if you were listening to any of the original black American blues artists.
@YuriPetrovich
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
Extreme cringe while watching this.
@chuckpryorl2842
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
…..the so called ….radical islamists……are truly a world wide virus of hate and intolerence…….L O T S ……of beards need to be forceably shaved……..the damage this virus has caused in Mali and the rest of the world is…..inestimable………
@ShamelessFNGRL
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
Still in exile as of posting this comment.
@Series0Tubes
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
This was informative, and a great source of new music. Thank you!
@TrulyMadlyShallowly
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
Anyone who doesn't know Malean music: check it out. It is FANTASTIC.
@kingcharming1
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
The narrator sounds like Luke from Linus tech tips. Is this Luke?
@serenitycoastUK
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
The west killed Gaddafi as he wanted to unite the Africa with the middle east and trade oil and commodities in gold not the USD. He went from an ally of the west to a terrorist 2 weeks after the announcement.
@manjsher3094
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
This is burning man!
@iamnarval
October 29, 2024 at 1:50 pm
Thanks so much for adding the names and titles and introducing these artists to me. This was super interesting!