New release for Afel Bocoum and his group Alkibar, Tabital Pulaaku on Contre Jour. Afel Bocoum and Alkibar constitute one of Mali’s strongest musical voices. Bocoum was mentored by the veritable king of desert blues, his uncle and two-time Grammy award winner, the late Ali Farka Touré. But since his 1999 debut recording Alkibar (on World Circuit), Bocoum has clearly proved to the world that he is his own man. Read more »