<p style="text-align: justify;">AfroCubism Joyfully ebullient … AfroCubism. Photograph: guardian.co.uk, Thursday 30 September 2010 22.30 BST. As stories of musicians' ill fortune go, it ranks not far from Leonard Cohen having to tour because his business manager stole $5m of his savings. In 1996, the Malians Bassekou Kouyate and Djelimady Tounkara were invited by World Circuit Records' Nick Gold to Havana to record with a handful of Cuban singers and musicians. Depending who you talk to, lost passports, visa issues or better-paid gigs elsewhere ensured the Malian musicians never made it to Cuba.
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