10. Mali Musician Tiken Jah Fakoly gives back to his home communities in the form of agricultural capacity building. He also built a school. I think I have a new favourite musician. Ace do you know this guy? Tiken Jah Fakoly? I gotta look him up.

Thank you, the music budsiness is eating up my time these days, and the summer festivals are rocking, I am on your Heels. I read yoiu everyday almost, The forum is like my breakfast, Its my newspaper, what I need to know from elsewhere I catch up with it here. I know the man, Tiken Jah Fakoly well in the industry but not personal, he is a rising Reggae singer from Ivory Coast and was denied permission to play in senegal and his music was banned for a time ( Welcome to Senegalese democracy & consciouness) for critising the government. He is a runner up to Alpha Blondy in Ivory coast. In 2009-2010 Alpha Blondy charge a fee of 20.000 (thousand) euros, (the most paid African artist) for a 90 minutes show while Tiken Jah Faakoly charge is a mere 5.000 (Thousand) Euros, He is coming up in French speaking countries and he is a rebel artist. They all enjoyed government housing scheme facilities for free housing and rehearsal homes and studios, just like in Europe and America as well as finanbncial subisdies for career support. All french speaking countries they have an annual bufget from France, the government and the french institutions, to tour the world and also to make music for the community franciase. Ivory Coiast still have to come up with a national music. They cannot hide behind Bob Marley. The have many local tribes and local music, they cannot be Small Paris forever, even Alpha Blondy said it " I Love Paris", Let the African music play from Ivory Coast, let freedomn ring.

Amabdla !!!

From: Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Wed, April 14, 2010 8:21:53 PM
Subject: In honour of Femi Peters, Here is April 13th's edition of ORTM News.

In this edition:

1. ATT receives Bissau's minister of foregin affairs who delivers a message from Bissau President Sanyang.

2. ATT in Sao Paolo. (As my lawncare technician Will is won't to quip; Haruna, I'm going to SANG PAOLO)

You would think Mali's President does not need to sell Mali to malians living abroad. NOT ATT. You know he's a cut above idiots. Everyone was impressed with ATT's patriotic presentation. No powerpoints here Laye. Go away. Braseeeeeel!

3. Mali PM Hon. Modibo Sidibe considers advalorem agriculture. McModibo. What a brilliant idea. You guys don't even know how much I enjoyh Malians. They are sooo intelligent.

4. Bamako-Senou International Airport expansion and modernisation complete. And operational. Freight handling hangar and airconditioned warehouses are crucial. Now fresh fruits and vegetables can be exported without diminished quality and freshness. This is what we mean by enabling local producers and manufacturers. Not kidnapping them and carting them off to your God-forsaken farms.

5. Supplementary thermal power station at Sirakoro inaugurated by Energy minister Mamadou Igor Diarra. Another at Balingue' is under construction to be completed in time for Mali-50. The two thermal stations together will add 100MW of electricity to the Malian grid.

6. Mali Biofuels gets a boost in the arm. UNDP and IMF help with funding.

7. Adema-Pasj (alliance political party, the largest in Mali with some 50 odd representatives in the National assembly) convenes. Prof. Dioncounda Traore (NA president) presides.

8. ATT announces the allocation of 10 billion FCfa to Mali's regions. Each region will get 1 billion FCfa to expend on any number of critical projects. This is sort of like Obama and Biden's Infrastructure Development Stimulus package. The regions will propose shovel-ready projects to be approved and funded by the National government. The projects will be monitored and everyone associated with the projects will be accountable to the people of the communes. Osmotic growth. What an idea???

9. Mali Agriculture gallops toward export. Mango export. I can't wait for my mango juice made in Mali. Hell I might become a friggin distributor. I gotta do my homework on that. Evian I don't wanna hear it. Don't you know Mali water tastes better than Zam-Zam and Evian??? This is what I say about you.

11. Mali customs intercept a boat loaded with counterfeit drugs from La-Guinea, intended for the consumption of Malians. Bravo Mali Douane!!!! Police, adjective.

See the edition at www.thegdp.wordpress.com click on Mali News - ORTM link.

Thank you people.

Haruna.

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