Ali Farka Touré
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 18 years ago |
Date of birth | October 31,1939 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Timbuktu |
Mali | |
Date of died | March 6,2006 |
Died | Bamako |
Mali | |
Instruments | Singing |
Guitars | |
Cabasa | |
Njarka | |
1994 | |
Job | Singer |
Chauffeur | |
Guitarist | |
Multi-instrumentalist | |
Film Score Composer | |
Movies/Shows | Sharkwater |
Late August, Early September | |
Abouna | |
Dambé: The Mali Project | |
Sur les traces du Bembeya Jazz | |
A Visit to Ali Farka Toure | |
Feel Like Going Home | |
Awards | Grammy Award for Best World Music Album |
Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album | |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
Parents | Ibrahima Farka Touré |
Children | Vieux Farka Touré |
Songs | SongsAi DuTalking Timbuktu · 1994 AmandraiAli Farka Touré · 1988 SoukoraTalking Timbuktu · 1994 View 25+ more |
List | Ai DuTalking Timbuktu · 1994 |
Albums | Talking Timbuktu |
Record labels | World Circuit |
Genres | Malian |
Desert Blues | |
Nationality | Malian |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 458592 |
Ali Farka Touré Life story
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.