Manny Ansar
Mohamed Aly Ansar studied international law at the University of Bamako by day and, by his own account, dreamed at night of standing near a stage in the middle of the desert as a helicopter came down carrying the Swedish pop group ABBA, with himself there to receive them. Thirty years later a version of that dream came true, only the passenger was Bono: on January 12, 2012, Ansar stood at the airport outside Timbuktu waiting for U2's frontman to land for the Festival in the Desert.
The full story is in Mali Desert Blues.
At a glance
- Active
- 1993–present
- From
- Mali
In the issues
- Mali Desert BluesSupporting cast · 1968-present · Members
Mali Desert Blues is a genre from Mali, Algeria, Niger, Libya (Sahara/Sahel region), 1968–present. Its principal artists include Ali Farka Touré, Tinariwen and Ibrahim Ag Alhabib. This issue covers 10 essential albums and 14 dated events.