Completed - FRENCH, BAMBARA - Art - Culture, Musical, Documentary - 93 minutes
MALI BLUES tells the story of four musicians from the West African country of Mali, who espouse with their music a tolerant Islam and a country at peace – Fatoumata Diawara, Bassekou Kouyaté, Ahmed Ag Kaedi and Master Soumy.
Year of production : 2016 Director(s) : Lutz GREGOR Cast : Fatoumata DIAWARA, Bassekou KOUYATÉ, Master SOUMY, Ahmed AG KAEDI
The West African country of Mali is considered the birthplace of the blues and jazz, brought later by abducted slaves to America’s cotton fields. For centuries music has strengthened Mali’s cultural identity, musicians are holding strong positions in society. Following Fatoumata Diawara, shooting star of the global pop scene, MALI BLUES is a musical journey, discovering the country’s rich musical culture and it’s threat by radical Islamists. On our way we meet other committed musicians, who are fighting for unity and the freedom to express themselves through their music, like world famous Ngoni player and traditional Griot Bassekou Kouyaté, street rapper Master Soumy and Tuareg band leader Ahmed Ag Kaedi.
Country(ies) : GERMANY
TIFF Focus 2016Toronto - TIFF 2016 TIFF DocsWarsaw FF 2016 DiscoveriesStockholm IFF 2016 DocumaniaVisions du Réel 2016Munich Filmfest 2016Festival des deutschen Films 2016Indie Lisboa 2016Five Lakes Film Festival 2016Cinema d'Afrique 2016Duhok International Film Festival 2016