Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa.Tens ...

The vocalist and actor Akili Ni Mali is one of four featured artists at this years Art & Soul, the Indy Arts Councils annual ...

Mali and its neighbours have for more than a decade battled militant groups allied to Islamic State and al-Qaeda while ...

for a week-long showcase of Malian music, visual art, theatre and dance. Sign up here. But this year's edition of the Festival sur le Niger took place against the backdrop of Mali's exit - along ...

Akili Ni Mali recently starred in Indiana Repertory Theatre's "Nina Simone: Four Women." She's also been on "Chicago P.D." and "Chicago Fire." ...

SEGOU, Mali — L steners swayed as the celebrated ... for a week-long showcase of Malian music, visual art, theatre and dance.