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Songhoy Blues
Formed in 2012
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Songhoy Blues is a desert blues music group from Timbuktu, Mali. The band was formed in Bamako after being forced to leave their homes during the civil conflict and the imposition of Sharia law. The band released its debut album, Music in Exile, via Transgressive Records on February 23, 2015, while Julian Casablancas' Cult Records partnered with Atlantic Records to release the album in North America in March 2015. The group is one of the principal subjects of the documentary film They Will Have To Kill Us First.
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Songhoy Blues, est un groupe malien de blues touareg, originaire de Tombouctou. Le groupe se forme à Bamako après avoir été forcé de quitter leurs maisons pendant le conflit civil et l'imposition de la charia. Le groupe sort son premier album, Music in Exile, via Transgressive Records le 23 février 2015, tandis que Cult Records de Julian Casablancas s'associe à Atlantic Records pour sortir l'album en mars 2015 en Amérique du Nord. Le groupe est l'un des principaux sujets du film documentaire They Will Have to Kill Us First.
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Discography
Albums
- 2015 Music in Exile
- 2017 Résistance
- 2020 Optimisme
- 2025 Héritage
EPs
- 2015 Re-Covered
- 2019 Meet Me in the City
Singles
- 2014 Al Hassidi Terei
- 2017 Voter
- 2019 Time to Go Home
- 2020 Worry
- 2020 Bon Bon
