In And Then All Hell Broke Loose: Two Decades in the Middle East(Simon & Schuster), journalist Richard Engel offers his account of reporting from Tunisa, Egypt, Syria, and other countries in the region. Betsy Burton says Engel tracks “swelling tides of intolerance and terror in a book that is as horrifying as it is enlightening.
Then, Bombino is a Tuareg guitarist blending the sounds of his homeland with the blues, and even a little Reggae. He’ll be at The State Room on Sunday, April 17th.
Music heard on this Books & Beats, all by Bombino:
1: Azamane Tilliade
2: Ahoulaguine Akaline
3: Akhar Zaman