FROM HERE TO TIMBUKTU: The WHRB Mali Orgy®

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For a limited time, you can stream the entire 22-hour Mali Orgy in seven parts.

Please consult the program schedule to see a complete list of artists and performances.

PART ONE: 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM

PART TWO: 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM

PART THREE: 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM

PART FOUR: 9:30 PM – 12 MIDNIGHT

PART FIVE: 12 MIDNIGHT – 3:00 AM

PART SIX: 3:00 AM – 8:00 AM

PART SEVEN: 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

If you enjoyed the Orgy, be sure to check out Myke’s main project, ShortWaveMusic. (Also on Facebook.)

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A longer recording of the muezzins of San, Mali, as heard during the 2012 Mali Orgy.

Download the full recording of Noura Mint Seymali and Seddoum Ehl Eida, Mauritanian griots, recorded at a private house concert in Timbuktu, Mali, on 14 January 2012. [ZIP file; 192k MP3; via MediaFire]

Two recordings of the early morning calls to prayer in Ségou, Mali. Unheard during the Orgy.

Download a scanned PDF of the 2012 Festival Au Desert program here.

An extract from the recording of muezzins in Sikasso, Mali, as featured during the 2012 Mali Orgy.

Download the full recording of the village celebration in Mambourke, recorded in Mali on 3 January 2012. [ZIP file; 192k MP3; via MediaFire]

Download the full recording of Alfa Jombana and Badjala Soukou, flautist and singer from the village of Diema, Mali, recorded at Village Ventures on 2 January 2012. [ZIP file; 192k MP3; via MediaFire]

Music from Radio Salam, Bamako, Mali, as featured in the 2012 Mali Orgy.

This video includes footage of many locations and performers heard during the Mali Orgy, including:

• Musicians and dancers of Mambourke
• Radio Jamana, Diema
• Festival au Desert, Timbuktu

as well as incidental footage and photography shot on location as I made my way through the country.

Extended original footage from this video will be included in future posts.

See a handful of photos from the Mali trip on my Facebook page.

FROM HERE TO TIMBUKTU: THE MALI ORGY
Saturday 19 May – Sunday 20 May, 2012
WHRB Cambridge, 95.3 FM / whrb.org
Broadcast Log

[Download as a text file]

(This program is pre-recorded. Times are subject to minor change.)

BROADCAST START TIME (Eastern US) / ARTIST / TITLE / DATE RECORDED / TIME RECORDED (UTC) / LOCATION RECORDED

SECTION ONE: GREATER BAMAKO / THE CAPITAL REGION

1:00 PM / ORTM Radio Mali – Koulikoro, 95.8 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 31-Dec-2011 / 1337 / Yirimadio
1:22 PM / FM Tabital, 106.5 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 31-Dec-2011 / 1512 / Yirimadio
3:00 PM / FR-3, 93.8 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 31-Dec-2011 / 2217 / Yirimadio
3:15 PM / FM Tabital, 106.5 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 1-Jan-2012 / 2002 / Yirimadio
4:30 PM / Radio Salam, 89.7 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 1-Jan-2012 / 2312 / Yirimadio

SECTION TWO: DIÉMA

5:00 PM / Alfa Jombana and Badjala Soukou / Private Concert at Village Ventures / 2-Jan-2012 Diéma
6:00 PM / Radio Jamana – Diéma, 97.3 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 3-Jan-2012 / 0906 / Diéma
6:08 PM / Radio Kaarta-Jigi, 92.0 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 5-Jan-2012 / 1933 / Diéma
6:15 PM / Radio Mali, 5995 kHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 3-Jan-2012 / 2324 / Diéma
6:30 PM / The Musicians of Mambourke / Village Celebration / 3-Jan-2012 / Mambourke
7:20 PM / Radio Jamana – Diéma, 97.3 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 4-Jan-2012 / 0908 / Diéma
8:06 PM / Radio Jamana – Diéma, 97.3 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 5-Jan-2012 / 1826 / Diéma
8:10 PM / Radio Kaarta-Jigi, 92.0 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 5-Jan-2012 / 1933 / Diéma
8:22 PM / Radio Jamana – Diéma, 97.3 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 5-Jan-2012 / 2102 / Diéma
8:38 PM / Radio Jamana – Diéma, 97.3 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 6-Jan-2012 / 0738 / Diéma
8:47 PM / Radio Jamana – Diéma, 97.3 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 6-Jan-2012 / 0911 / Diéma

SECTION THREE: SIKASSO

9:17 PM / ORTM Radio Mali, 98.3 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 9-Jan-2012 / 1753 / Sikasso
9:46 PM / Aminatou Sangaré / Koulouhalaw
9:51 PM / Aminatou Sangaré / Allah Mine Ba
9:57 PM / Babani Koné / An Djera Tchela
10:01 PM / Babani Koné / Barika
10:06 PM / Babani Koné / Nagnouma
10:10 PM / Babani Koné / Be Ni Djoyoro Do
10:13 PM / Babani Koné / Gne Mogo Ma
10:19 PM / Radio Jamana – Sikasso, 98.3 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 7-Jan-2012 / 1753 / Sikasso
12:19 AM / Muezzin, Sikasso, Mali / Early Morning Call to Prayer / 10-Jan-2012 / 0430 / Sikasso

SECTION FOUR: THE ROAD TO TIMBUKTU

12:36 AM / Tenere Telecom / New Guitar Tenere Com (#1)
12:41 AM / Koudede / Eweli I Gorassane
12:44 AM / Tarbiya / Ossidibliss
12:50 AM / Amanar / Onin Okalol
12:55 AM / Tamikrest / Tahoult
1:00 AM / Tenere Telecom / Tadjik Dagh Tkounéne
1:04 AM / Tenere Telecom / Asouf Daghman
1:08 AM / Tamikrest / Wartikfed Adunya Imanak
1:12 AM / (Artist Unknown) / Tim Madrit Nasahra
1:16 AM / Tenere Telecom / New Guitar Tenere Com (#2)
1:22 AM / Ami Wassidje / Chek Tamachek
1:26 AM / Atri N’Assouf / Akal
1:31 AM / (Artist Unknown) / Ai Tenere
1:35 AM / (Artist Unknown) / Zouzou
1:40 AM / Mamadou Tangoudia / Douna Ma Lasane

SECTION FIVE: TIMBUKTU AND THE FESTIVAL AU DESERT

1:50 AM / Horguere / Live at Festival au Desert / 12-Jan-2012 / Timbuktu
2:01 AM / Najma / Live at Festival au Desert / 12-Jan-2012 / Timbuktu
2:15 AM / Alkibar Gignor / Live at Festival au Desert / 12-Jan-2012 / Timbuktu
2:41 AM / Oumar Konaté  / Live at Festival au Desert / 12-Jan-2012 / Timbuktu
3:00 AM / Abdoulaye Diabaté / Live at Festival au Desert / 12-Jan-2012 / Timbuktu
4:06 AM / Mamar Kassey / Live at Festival au Desert / 12-Jan-2012 Timbuktu
4:53 AM / Fulani Flute and Drum Ensemble / Live at Festival au Desert / 13-Jan-2012 / Timbuktu
5:00 AM / Various Artists / Afternoon Soundchecks, Festival au Desert / 13-Jan-2012 / Timbuktu
5:40 AM / Amanar / Live at Festival au Desert / 13-Jan-2012 Timbuktu
6:06 AM / Noura Mint Seymali / Live at Festival au Desert / 13-Jan-2012 Timbuktu
6:37 AM / Tinariwen (with Bono Special Appearance) / Live at Festival au Desert / 13-Jan-2012 / Timbuktu
7:10 AM / Radio Jamana – Timbuktu, 91.4 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 13-Jan-2012 / 1627 / Timbuktu
7:49 AM / Radio Jamana – Timbuktu, 91.4 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 13-Jan-2012 / 1719 / Timbuktu
8:00 AM / Takamba / Live at Festival au Desert / 14-Jan-2012 / Timbuktu
8:18 AM / Igbayen / Live at Festival au Desert / 14-Jan-2012 / Timbuktu
8:26 AM / Radio Bouctou, 98.6 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 14-Jan-2012 / 0916 / Timbuktu
8:49 AM / ORTM Radio Mali – Timbuktu, 99.9 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 14-Jan-2012 / 1335 / Timbuktu
9:14 AM / Noura Mint Seymali and Seddoum Ehl Eida / Private House Concert / 14-Jan-2012 / Timbuktu
9:58 AM / Muezzin, Timbuktu, Mali / Last Early Morning Call to Prayer / 15-Jan-2012 / 0430 / Timbuktu

SECTION SIX: SAN, ON THE ROAD TO BAMAKO

10:01 AM / ORTM Chaîne 2, 95.2 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 15-Jan-2012 / 2347 / San
10:23 AM / Radio Koumakan, 98.0 MHz / Off-Air Recordings and Archive Tapes / 16-Jan-2012 / 0713 / San
10:40 AM / Muezzin, San, Mali / Early Morning Call to Prayer / 16-Jan-2012 / 0430 / San

FROM HERE TO TIMBUKTU: The WHRB Mali Orgy®
WHRB 95.3 FM (Cambridge, MA) or www.whrb.org
START: Saturday, May 19 (1800 UTC / 1 PM EDT)
END: Sunday, May 20 (1600 UTC / 11 AM EDT)

Mali is perhaps the most popular and influential hub of African music. This continuous, 22-hour-long broadcast will feature rare live recordings from more than a dozen of Mali’s finest homegrown musicians and bands, as well as extensive folkloric and regional music from the libraries of Malian state and community FM broadcasters. Recordings were made in January 2012 during a three-week overland journey ranging from the country’s capital, Bamako, to the legendary Saharan city of Timbuktu. Fans of Malian music, African community radio, and world folklore should consider this required listening.

Available via terrestrial FM (95.3 FM) or streaming online at www.whrb.org.

What’s an Orgy®?

Host/writer/producer Myke Dodge Weiskopf, in studio editing Mali recordings