It’s hard for people from [America] to know what is going on around Africa. The media never allow you to see the reality, honestly. And that is a big problem," Moctar says.

While their home country of Mali has experienced plenty of turmoil in recent years, Songhoy Blues remain resolute and defiant in their mission to spread joy.

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