ng the vast Saharan landscapes of dunes and starry night skies."} 64:T4f1,

Since the first of several kidnappings of Westerners began in 2008, the tourist industry has crawled to a halt in Mali, where it was always something of a lifeline for the desperately poor land-locked country in West Africa. After gunmen killed a German citizen in Timbuktu in November and kidnapped five other Europeans, the country became a no-go area for Western tourists, leaving Campos and the other 5 intrepid Israelis he met on his trip among only around a 100 Westerners who braved the journey to the festival earlier this month.63:{"position":4,"content":"$64"} 65:{"position":5,"content":"When asked why he made the journey to Mali by way of Ethiopia this month, the 26- year-old communications student said simply, “The music.”"} 66:{"position":6,"content":"The IDC student runs a radio show called “No Borders Music,” broadcast on Saturdays on Herzliya’s 106.2 FM. The show broadcasts across the northern Dan region and focuses on tribal and traditional forms of music from around the globe."} 67:{"position":7,"content":"Campos convinced the IDC to help him receive press credentials to cover the festival for his radio show, and he managed to make his way to Mali with press credentials secured through an Israeli universi

Making Music in Mali

IDC student travels to African country for college radio channel.

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