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Kempinski El Farouk

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From Travel + Leisure , DEC 2004

I am staying in a new luxury hotel called the Kempinski El Farouk. The glassy green river slides past my window on its way up to Timbuktu. The downtown is a five-minute walk away, and within 150 yards I can hear the competing sounds of blaring Cuban son, Jamaican rap, and bluesy ballads sung in Bambara, the language of one of Mali's largest ethnic groups....MORE>>

– Alex Shoumatoff Blues Traveler

Last updated December 2004