Stuart Pinfold

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Audio Samples: BBC World Service

The BBC World Service is the BBC's international broadcaster, transmitting programmes in English and more than 30 other languages.

Vieux Farka Toure live set and interview

Vieux Farka Toure are a Malian band, playing a calabash drum, singing in French and playing gigs around the world. They visited the World Service to record live acoustic versions of two of their songs and give an interview which was played on the Network Africa programme and filmed for the BBC Africa website.

I was mixing the audio for both the radio and video versions (read more about the struggle on my blog). Click the players below to hear the songs and the interview, or follow the links to see video of both of the songs on the BBC website. See also the photo gallery from the set and interview.

Acoustic version of "Souba Souba" (see video)

Acoustic version of "Wale" (see video)

Interview with lead singer Vieux (through an interpreter)