Have you heard any African blues music? Especially from Mali.
Not really. The only person I've heard coming out of Mali is Salif Keita. I have an album of his on vinyl. Thanks for posting those links, really nice to listen to although I will have to revisit Ali Farka Toure as I didn't have time to listen to all of it in one sitting.
I am lucky in that I have friends and family in the great satan so could visit relatively cheaply
Have you been to many of the southern states? I have a cousin in the US who's spent the best part of 20 years trying to get me to visit, but she's in Oregon and I don't think she would fancy the Deep South.
Santana
Always liked a bit of Santana.
Sorry, guys...I win.
Simply dreadful. The only song you've ever linked to that I liked was Adagio for Strings.