World music fills Central Park this afternoon as Tuareg band Tinariwen brings Malian rebel sounds to NYC. It's echoed by Toubab Krewe, the North Carolina group popular on the jam-band circuit for playing music in that same country's tradition. The two acts sandwich prolific Syrian singer Omar Souleyman, whose burgeoning global fame has been fueled by three Sublime Frequencies compilations, a hit YouTube video and a potent endorsement from Björk on NPR.
