morgan2013
Morgan, Andy: |
CONTENTS
1. Destroy the mystery 11
The Sidi Yahia story
2. AQIM, MUJAO, Ansar ud-Dine 13
The triple headed Islamist occupation of the north
3. “We don’t want Satan’s music” 23
Scenes of musical life under Shari’a law
4. Mosques and Maquis 27
Religion, extremism and law and order in southern Mali
5. Music in the Red Zone 41
The Festival in the Desert and the advance of Islamism in the north
6. “Ali Farka would return to his grave” 51
The end of music in the north
7. “Not like the parties we had at home” 59
Music in exile
8. Bamako – a musical Mecca in crisis 63
Political and economic meltdown in Mali’s capital city
9. Get Up, Stand Up! 71
Malian musicians protest and survive
10. When the going get’s tough, the rappers get going 81
Mali’s Facebook generation steps up
11. Without music, Mali will die 91
The musicians and cultural activists speak
12. In the name of Mali 103
The intellectuals and writers of Mali appeal to the armed groups in the north
13. “Only God can protect you” 107
Why do some Muslims want to destroy shrines and mausoleums?
14. Words of God, holy things and beautiful tales 121
The significance of Timbuktu
15. “We have come here to teach you the true faith” 129
Vandalism and destruction along the great fault line of the Sahel
16. “The knowledge they hold is inestimable” 145
Historic manuscripts and Africa’s memory
17. “Flames over the heart of the damned” 163
Writers, poets and the media in modern day Mali
18. “A mirror of the people’s aspirations” 185
Cinema and the political struggle in Mali
19. Showing another world 195
Koteba and the ‘Theatre of Resistance’ in Mali
20. Final thoughts 209
There is a third way
Appendix – List of Interviewees 218