Longtime Cedar friends, TINARIWEN, are in the middle of a crisis in their homeland.  We are sending them and their loved ones all the positive energy we can.  Please help us raise awareness for the situation in and around Mali by spreading this around.  Here’s hoping for peace.

TINARIWEN posted this message on their Facebook page a few days ago:

 ”Hi everyone. Soon after the uprising broke out last week, people started leaving the centre of our home villages, to avoid any fighting between the rebels and the Malian army. We’ve been out here in the bush, for quite a few days, with many women, children and old people. Some of us are suffering from hunger and the terrible cold. It’s really very very cold at night around this time of year. Things are tough for sure, but everyone is holding up. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers for us. Keeping sending them. We really hope that everything is going to be ok. Thanks, Tinariwen.”