With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Elgar: Wand of Youth Suite No 1. 
Music and featured items
13 itemsTimings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Music Festival in Segou
On the banks of the River Niger in Mali Lucy Duran attends the music festival in Segou.
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Music Played
- 00:01
Abdoulaye Diabaté Yaya Muso
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Cheikh Cherif Keita and the Festival of the Niger
Cheikh Cherif Keita discusses the character of the Festival of the Niger.
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Neba Solo and the Balafon
Neba Solo discusses the Balafon and his tribe the Senufo.
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Music Played
- 00:15
Neba Solo Balafon Senufo
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Neba Solo performs
Balafon player Neba Solo performs at the Festival on the Niger.
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Music Played
- 00:23
Neba Solo Sur le Niger
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Habib Koite and the jeli
Habib Koite discusses the importance of the festival on the Niger and the jeli tradition.
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Music Played
- 00:36
Habib Koité Fatuma
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Habib Koite performs
Habib Koite performs his song, ‘Maya’ on the stage of the Festival on the Niger.
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Music Played
- 00:44
Habib Koité Maya
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Habib Koite ant the next programme
Lucy talks about artists who are featured in the next programme and Habib Koite performs.
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Music Played
- 00:52
Habib Koité Encore
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Local hunters at the festival
Broadcasts
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BBC Radio 3Sat 26 Aug 2006 15:00 BBC Radio 3
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