manny ansar also went into exile. in berlin, he and desiree von trotha met again. -- mali is no longer a safe place for musicians. >> it is like this, music, everything that is music and not chapters of the koran that our song is the work of the devil, according to the salifi political islam. that totally contradicts the traditions of the region. >> ethical organizers managed to take individual musicians out of refugee camps. now, they are touring the world as the caravan of peace. >> the caravan is our answer to the bearded ones. you have forbidden us to play. you do not want us to play in front of 10,000 people in timbuktu. now, people around the world listen to us. >> the grand dame ofmalian music also had to flee. extremists destroyed her studio and tortured her musicians. >> celebrating the festival in exile, like here in berlin, it gives us current -- courage. we can still spread our message. our festival au desert will exist until the end of time. ♪ >> berlin's volksbuhne theater is packed. even so, the biggest