In East Africa, Islam came from the East with the ... was Samori Toure who kindled some of the glory of old Mali with his Mandinka Empire, defended by an army 30,000 strong. He kept this force ...

He didn't have the opportunities to play music until well into his twenties. After decades of pursuing his passion, he can ...

But in the Mandinka language of West Africa, they are known as djelis. The word "djeli" means blood, and it is said that just as people can't live without blood, a Mande community can't live ...

He was laid to rest at his residence in Kunkujang Jatta-ya village, West Coast Region the same day. Hundreds of mourners ...