Ali Farka Touré
Also known as Ali Farka Toure
Malian musician (1939–2006)
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Acting · Gourmararusse, Timbuktu, Mali
Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music blends traditional Malian music and its derivative, North American blues and is considered a pioneer of African desert blues.
Known for
- Festival In The Desert — Self2003
- Feel Like Going Home — Self2003
- The Blues — Self2003
- Ali Farka Touré - Le miel n'est jamais bon dans une seule bouche — Lui Même2002
- A Visit to Ali Farka Touré — Self2002
- Ali Farka Touré: Springing from the Roots — Himself2000
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Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré (31 October 1939 – 6 March 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music blends traditional Malian music and its derivative, African American blues and is considered a pioneer of African desert blues. Touré was ranked number 76 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and number 37 on Spin magazine's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
Some years after his death, a group of musicians playing in his style performed as the Ali Farka Touré Allstars (2012), and later the Ali Farka Touré Band (formed 2014).