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Music sharing Mali style

Musicologist Chris Kirkley explains the workings of Mali鈥檚 music sharing culture. With everyone鈥檚 phone blaring out music from their tiny speakers it鈥檚 not uncommon for people to just walk up to one another and ask for the phone鈥檚 owner to share a track. It鈥檚 through this exchange that a unique network of music is spreading across West Africa.

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