journeyed to Essakne, Mali

In 2003, they journeyed to Essakne, Mali in northern Africa . Their performance was included in the compilation album Festival in the Desert . By next year, they released a two-track EP titled Woody Guthrie Singles . The songs on the EP are called “Mean Things Happenin’ in this World,” a protest song dealing with issues like wars waged for fortune and encroachment of rights by the federal government, and ” Indian Corn Song,” a song about “political and big business corruption, the poor economy, and ends with a plea to feed the homeless and orphans.”