Well, the trip is official. Travelers have begun signing up for the trip.  We've made the first donation to buy the trees for the elementary school garden for the "service" portion of our trip.The final schedule has been announced for the Festival in the Desert. The show will close with Mali's top rock band Tinariwen. Check them out on You Tube. They've played all over Europe and on stage with Robert Plant and Santana.

About Festival in the Desert: "It's one of the few honest things I have been part of in a long, long time. It's amazing to play out in the sand. There are no doors, no gates and no money. It reminded me of why I sang in the first place. It's not commercialized."  Robert Plant (Rolling Stone/March 6, 2003)

About Tinariwen: "...one of the most extraordinary and unlikely musical success stories of the last few years. With its spacey Fender Stratocaster sounds and elemental rock feel. Tinariwen's music has always had the potential to appeal well beyond the confines of the world music audience."  Mark Hudson, The Daily Telegraph, POP CD OF THE WEEK

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