Books
- Gomez, Michael. African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa
- Shamil Jeppie, Souleymane Bachir Diagne. The Meanings of Timbuktu
- Hunwick, John O. The Hidden Treasures of Timbuktu
- The Manuscripts of Timbuktu (DVD)
- Hammer, Joshua. The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu
- Johnston, James H. From Slave ship to Harvard
- Diouf, Sylviane A. Servants of Allah
- Roberts, Allen F. , Mary Nooter Roberts. A saint in the city
- McKissack, Patricia. Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay
- Hale, Thomas. Griots and Griottes: Masters of Words and Music
- Austen, Ralph. In Search of Sunjata
- Cissé, Youssouf. La grande geste du Mali
- Cherry, Eric. Mande Music
- Cisse, Youssouf Tata & Wa Kamissoko. Soundjata la gloire du Mali.
- Conrad, David. Empires of Medieval West Africa
- Masoff, Joy. Mali : Land of Gold and Glory
- Casely-Hayford, Gus; Angelo Rinaldi. Timbuktu
- Thompson, Carol. Empire of Mali
- Ghana, Mann, Kenny. Mali, Songhay : The Western Sudan
- Chu, D.//Skinner, E. Glorious Age in Africa
- Diouf, Sylviane. Kings and Queens of West Africa
- Wisniewsk, David. Sundiata
- Fontes, Ron. Sunjata, Warrior King
- Conrad, David. Sunjata : A West African Epic of the Mande People
- Son – Jara : The Mande Epic. Johnson, John
- Niane, D.T. Sundiata : An Epic of Old Mali
- Kai, Nubia. Kuma Malink Historiography
- Condé, Maryse. Segu
- Condé, Maryse. The children of Segu
- Hilu, Sam
- Diakite, Baba Wague. The Magic Gourd
- Skinner, Ryan. Sidikiba’s Kora Lesson
- Diakite, Baba Wague. A Gift from Childhood
- Winter, Jeanette. My Baby
- Onyefulu, Ifeoma. Play
- Onyefulu, Ifeoma. Food
- Onyefulu, Ifeoma. Clothes
- Penda Diakite
- Diakite, Baba Wague. The Hatseller and the Monkeys
- Kessler, Cristina. One Night
Online Resources
Afropop Worldwide. (search Mali).
Ancient Manuscripts from the Desert Libraries of Timbuktu. Library of Congress.
Cain, Aine. Here’s what it was like to be Mansa Musa, thought to be the richest person in history. Businessinsider.com, Feb. 14, 2018.
Geography of Mali. Wikipedia
Handwriting on the Wall: The Case of Omar ibn Said. CuNN ClemsonNewsNow Youtube, Oct 4, 2014.
Kai, Nubia. The Oral Historiography of the Mali Empire. Library of Congress. April, 6, 2015.
Mali’s Return to Democracy Will Not End Tuareg Crisis, World Politics Review, Sept. 3, 2013.
McGregor, Andrew. Anarchy in Azawad: A Guide to Non-State Armed Groups in Northern Mali. Terrorism Monitor. Vol. 15:2 2017.
Mali. World Heritage (Sites) List. UNESCO
Niane, Djibriltamsir. Sundiata. Boston University.
The Oral Historiography of the Mali Empire. Nubia Kai.
Prince Among Slaves DVD Unity Productions, 2011
Said, Nicholas, The Autobiography of Nicholas Said; a Native of Bornou, Eastern Soudan, Central Africa: Electronic Edition. Documenting the American South. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
Salih Bilali of Massina. Slavery and ‘Remembrance: A Guide to Sites, Museums and Memory. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. 2016.
“Sundiata.” Berkeley Oris.
“Teacher’s Guide for Footsteps Mansa Musa.” Cricket Media 1999.
Timbuktu Manuscripts. World Digital Library. UNESCO.
“Thomas Bluett.” Documenting the American South: Primary Resources for the Study of Southern History, Literature and Culture) University Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004.
UNESCO History of Africa. Unesco
The wealth of Africa : The kingdom of Mali, Students’ worksheets. British Museum.
Weston, Guy. New Jersey: A State Divided On Freedom. AAHGS Journal Vol 34 GW.pdf
The wonderful world of mudcloth. africanimports.com
Worrall, Simon. ‘Badass Librarians’ Foil al Qaeda, Save Ancient Manuscripts. National Geographic, June 12, 2017.
DVDs:
The Ink Road: Teaching Methods of Timbuktu
ISBN: 0975460919
Presented by the Timbuktu Educational Foundation, this documentary tells the spectacular story of the teaching methodology utilized by the scholars of the University of Timbuktu from the making of the ink to the development of many branches of knowledge. TEF uses historical footage, re-enactments, and a remarkable exposition of art, architecture, and interviews with African scholars to recount the rise and the importance of the University of Timbuktu and its teaching methodology.
Keita: The Heritage of the Griot
ISBN 917106477X
Based on one of the most important works of African oral literature, an elderly griot (storyteller) named Djeliba Kouyate appears before young Mabo Keita and begins telling him the origin of his name and its importance in the history of his country. Mabo is instantly fascinated and spends more and more time with the griot, neglecting his schoolwork and upsetting his mother, who insists he concentrate on his European education. The film alternates between modern scenes and dramatizations of the 13th-century epic.
Living Memory: Six Sketches of Mali Today
ISBN: 9990936757
A documentary about Mali’s ancient culture and its place in Mali today. The six sections are arts, culture on display, style, architecture, contemporary artists, and music. The architecture” segment is esp. compelling and vivid: in Djenne a thousand men, women and children turn out to restore the plaster on the great mosque in a few hours, one of the most spectacular but seldom witnessed events in Mali. This beautiful mosque is the world’s largest adobe structure.
The Manuscripts of Timbuktu
Featuring commentary by African scholars, reenactments, and an original musical score by Vieux Farka Touré, this documentary critiques this limited view by demonstrating that Timbuktu was once home to an advanced civilization. It was a leading cultural, economic, scientific and religious center that made a significant and lasting impact on Africa and the world before European intervention. This film establishes the importance of preserving thousands of ancient manuscripts as an empowering legacy for African scholarship today.
Throw Down Your Heart
ISBN: 1422940268
Multiple Grammy-winner Bela Fleck travels to Mali searching for the roots of the banjo. Part road movie, part historical documentary, this fascinating film demonstrates the power of music and musicians to reach across cultural boundaries and the limitations of language to create an instant and abiding connection.
Timbuktu: the Untold Story
ISBN: 0975460900
Original footage of Timbuktu presented along a historical timeline, including: Ancient Manuscripts dating back to the 9th Century, both from public and family collections; Historic buildings of the University System of Timbuktu: Sankore, Sidi Yahya, & Djingeber; Interviews with scholars of Timbuktu and professors in the United States on the significance of the Timbuktu Manuscripts.