AFRICAN MUSIC COVID STORIES: Oumar Toure - Songhoy Blues
Songhoy Blues' bass player Oumar Toure gives a candid look at life in Bamako (Mali) in the shadow of COVID19 and how the pandemic is affecting the band's future. He talks about the difficulties of creating and rehearsing during lockdown. But he also says that Covid-19 isn't at the top of the list of Mali's current problems. Political turmoil, terrorism, civil war - all of these are more pressing and urgent right now.