Ali Farka Touré

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Ali Farka Touré (October 31, 1939 – March 7, 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues. The belief that the latter is historically derived from the former is reflected in Martin Scorsese's often quoted characterization of Touré's tradition as constituting "the DNA of the blu

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Key facts

Born

Ali Ibrahim Touré , ( 1939-10-31 ) 31 October 1939, Timbuktu Region, Mali

Origin

Niafunké , Mali

Died

6 March 2006 (2006-03-06) (aged 66), Bamako , Mali

Genres

Blues , Malian Folk , Folk , Desert blues , World music

Instruments

Vocals , Guitar , Cabasa , Njarka

Label

World Circuit

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Official website

www.worldcircuit.co.uk/#Ali_Farka_Toure

Image

Ali Farka Toure.jpg

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