From Boston to Timbuktu The Festival of the Desert in Mali might not have the name recognition of Newport, New Orleans, or Montreux, but on the "Exotic" and "Remote" scales, it has all music festivals beat. Below are photo galleries of Connection Producer Sean Carberry's trip to Mali, West Africa, and the 2003 Festival of the Desert. Some music heard in this piece comes from: Radio Tisdas Sessions by Tinariwen available on Amazon.com Desert Road by Justin Adams available on Amazon.com Au Cabaret Sauvage by Lo'Jo available on Amazon.com