Blog#10: Mali sends an S.O.S.

The song S.O.S. by Mali rapper Amkoullel featuring Mylmo displays the trails faces by the Mali people in face of the musical ban imposed by the current regime in Mali.  The current regime in Mali has declared holy war on music in the country banning all form of music other than the chanting of the Koran.  The song S.O.S. displays the cruelty and oppression that the regime is imposing.

The banning of music is wrong, there is no logical argument that one can make for it.  Music is a form of personal expression that creates joy and happiness for many people.  To force all forms of music expect for the chanting of holy book is narrow minded and ignorant.  Calling the Mali regime a regime really isn't the right word, since synonym of regime is Government.  Government implies that system is thought out and logical, the Mali regime is anything but that.  They are more like a bunch of power hungry fools with guns.

I pray for the people of Mali that the power hungry fools with guns oppression will end soon.  It is too bad that the power hungry fools with guns are so uneducated and forced their narrow minded views on others.  I cannot help but feel bad for the power hungry fools with guns, they must have had bad parents who were uneducated to.  May the days of the power hungry fools with guns come to go quickly for Mali.