Since we have been discussing the recent ban of music in Northern Mali, I thought I would look up more information on the issue because it seems very interesting. The Malian music is so wonderful due to it's many ethnic groups that it includes. Their music uses instruments that have been passed down to them. I also found out that they base the music on their past situations.
Since the government has taken over this area, it has forced many of the people who grew up in Mali and lived their whole lives there to leave. They do not want their freedom taken away so they felt this was their only choice, especially since their music was already taken away.
I think it is ridiculous that the government leaders think that the music is Satanic. It is sad because of how much the music was part of the Malians every day lives. I also found out that rap is a very big genre in the Malian culture. Rap was very special to the younger generations, so now they feel stuck too. When we listened to the rap song S.O.S. in class I thought the beat sounded excellent even though I could not understand the language.
One of the things I found most sad about the government banning the music is the fact that the artists are one of the people that are being affected the most. Music is their lives, it is what they do. Now they will most likely suffer, along with the rest of the community. The communities are used to elaborate festivals and gatherings, but now those events are not occuring because music was the foundation of it all. Since the music has been banned, it seems to me that Northern Mali is falling apart.
I think if the music is ever allowed to be produced and listened to again it will be interesting. I think it will be interesting in the sense that the artists will most likely show their emotions from the banning of music through their new music.
http://blogs.voanews.com/african-music-treasures/2012/08/30/malian-music-prevails-in-troubled-times-rap-music-and-festivals-rally-to-rebuild-the-nation/
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