Ali Farka Toure
Ali Farka Toure
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Ali Farka Toure

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Ali Ibrahim “Farka” Touré (October 31, 1939 – March 7, 2006) was a Malian singer and guitarist, 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 blues".

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Voyageur
Voyageur

Ali Farka Toure

Ali & Toumani
Ali & Toumani

Ali Farka Toure

Savane
Savane

Ali Farka Toure

Red & Green
Red & Green

Ali Farka Toure

Niafunké
Niafunké

Ali Farka Toure

Radio Mali
Radio Mali

Ali Farka Toure

Talking Timbuktu
Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Toure

The Source
The Source

Ali Farka Toure

The River
The River

Ali Farka Toure

Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré

Ali Farka Toure

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