Diggers & Authors is a 3 part podcast exploring the reissue culture of music across the African continent, the ethics of ownership, and who reaps the benefits of musical extraction.
EP 3: Mieruba ML is a record label based in Segou, Mali, who are reissuing and releasing old and new Malian folk and blues. I spoke to their representative Estelle Bougna Fomeju about the rich history of blues coming from Mali, the frustrations about western labels intervening in local music scenes and what it looks like to reshape copyright laws away from western ideals.
