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All Music Guide - Thom Jurek Alafia, Sidi Tour's third recording for Thrill Jockey, is as different from its predecessors as they are from one another. While his debut Sahel Folk was an informal offering cut at his sister's house with friends; Koma, a much more lively offering, was done in a proper studio. Tour recorded Alafia in Bamako and in Nantes, France. The latter location was necessary due to dangerous conditions in Mali during 2012 and into 2013.The longstanding Touareg rebellion for recognition became an insurrection. It reached fever pitch and led to a military coup of the democratically elected government "to restore order." Foreign Islamist extremist elements capitalized on the conflict ... See more details below Eligible for .