So I am reading that Time article about these old Manuscripts in Africa and getting so excited because manuscripts are so historically important to have (especially since we colonists basically rewrote the history and these manuscripts are located in a place called Timbuktu... and that is pretty cool.
Well they mention this Music Festival that is near there called Festival of the Desert. And I realise I TOTALLY know this spot... it jogged my memory of one of my fav Vanity Fair articles I read years back. About Jimmy Buffet, dude who founded Island Records (Bob Marley's label) and the guy who used to run MTV and then runs every thing (read= Viacom) and then I think he got fired.
This article is WORTH READING i talks about Mali and Music and tells about Jimmy Buffet (love) and a music festival in the desert that uses generators for amps and a fire pit for light at night.
Note that this is on my FESTIVALS to ATTEND list
others are
Sun Jam: this is technoey, but Liz's cousin (by marriage) is a DJ and he and his friend started this a few years back on this deserted island off of Honduras. Now its the real deal and awesome and (although we had to postpone this summer because Liz got preggers--- HAVING BABY TOMORROW!!!! I'm totally going next year)
Zozobra: DG discovered this festival... and attended last year....they build "old man gloom" who symbolizes all the hardships and despair of the past year. and then you burn him. and all your hardships and despair Its very cool. Very Pagan see documentary in two parts 1 / 2
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