R.I.P. * Lobi Traoré: 1961-2010

(Photo: Banning Eyre) Afropop Worldwide reports that Malian guitar talent Lobi Traoré died in Bamako on 1 June: "He was just 49, and the cause of death remains unclear, but it was sudden and completely unexpected. Lobi-born Bouréïma Traoré-came of age in the Segou region, steeped in Bambara culture..."