I found her seated on the concrete floor of an adobe-and-stucco guesthouse owned by Mali's culture ministry, adjacent to the municipal soccer grounds. With a 40-watt bulb providing the only ...

“Toumani was a guardian of our culture, but also a bold innovator ... who have preserved the stories and traditions of Mali’s Mandé empire, once the largest in West Africa, through their ...

culture, and traditions. Some, like Kouyaté, play a xylophone-like instrument called the balafon. Stein joined Kouyaté, who had relocated to America, in a journey back to Mali and Guinea.

I remember learning about our culture - our long greetings ... the greatest ceremony and one of the most revered traditions of my people, the Dogon of central Mali. It has occupied my mind ...

Traditions in families form an important part of your social structure and even contribute to your sense of identity. They can come from your country’s culture, your religion, or even your ...