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Culture : Mali

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African Music Encyclopedia  (http://africanmusic.org/)
Performance history of African artists.

African Studies: Mali  (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sipa/REGIONAL/IAS/)
Historical and culture information on the African kingdoms, cultural sites i.e.Timbuktu, Jenne, ancient manuscripts, ethnic groups i.e. Dogons, Bambara.

Afrika..no--Index on Africa  (http://www.afrika.no/index/Countries/Mali/index.html)
In French. Created by the Norwegian Council for Africa, the site arranges links by subject and is search by country

Cartes Postales d'Afrique de l'ouest, 1895-1930  (http://www.fss.ulaval.ca/gersa/Images.html)
An exhibit of historical postcards of Mali(Soudan francais) and West Africa from a cd-rom produced by l'Association Images and Memoires and UNESCO.

Djembe-L  (http://www.drums.org/djembefaq/index.htm)
A disscussion list and web site on the musical culture of West Africa. Emphasis is on the countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire.

Encyclopedia.com  (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.

Le Monde Diplomatique-Mali  (http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/index/pays/mali.html)
In French. French publication on current events and cultural matters internationally.

Mali  (http://afromix.org/)
In French, English, and Spanish. Contemporary and traditional musicians with recorded music.

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