Mali Blues - Budapest Ritmo Világzenei Filmnapok 2025 / BARTÓK TAVASZ 2025

Director: Lutz Gregor

As the ‘birthplace of blues and jazz’ comes under jihadist attack, musicians, the bearers of Mali’s invaluable heritage, are also exposed. Mali Blues follows Fatoumata Diawara, the young shooting star of the global pop scene, the resilience of Mali’s musical culture and its brave artists. The film features world famous ngoni player and traditional Griot Bassekou Kouyaté, street rapper Master Soumy and Tuareg band leader Ahmed Ag Kaedi.

German-Malian documentary with English and Hungarian subtitles

This film screening of the Bartók Spring is presented by Müpa Budapest as a joint event with Hangvető and Music Hungary.

Supported by the National Film Institute, Hungary