Ali Farka Touré

About

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, 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”.

Albums/Songs:

• Ali Toure Dit “Farka”
• Ali Touré Farka
• Ali Farka Touré
• Ali Farka Touré
• Ali Farka Touré
• Niafunké
• Savane
• In the Heart of the Moon
• The River
• Ni Foli
• Ali Farka Touré
• Red & Green
• Talking Timbuktu
• Voyageur
• Ali Farka Touré
• Ali and Toumani
• Radio Mali
• The Source
• Hamma Sankaré, Dofana ML, October 1990

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