What they don’t want anyone to hear

War in northern Mali has displaced hundreds of thousands. The Islamist rebels there have now prohibited secular music on the radio (only chanting of Koranic verses will be allowed). Isn’t it high time we all got back to listening to what they don’t want anyone to hear?

From the Tuareg group Tinariwen (deserts):

And this:

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