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Artist info
Ali Farka Touré aka Ali Furka Toure, Ali Farka Toure, Ali Farke Toure
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". Touré was ranked number 76 on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. Read more about Ali Farka Touré on Last.fm.
Toumani Diabaté
Kutta Toumani Diabaté (born August 10, 1965) is a Malian kora player who has gained international acclaim for his music. He is a versatile performer, being equally at home with the traditional music of Mali as well as with cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styles. Diabaté comes from a long family tradition of kora players including his fathers, Kutta, Kameena & Sidiki Diabaté, who recorded the first ever kora album in 1970. His cousin Maya Jobarteh is a premiere female diaspora kora player. Toumani Diabaté on Last.fm.
Album info
Contributors: Nick Gold (producer)
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Also from this album: Samba Geladio,56,Sabu Yerkoy,Be Mankan,Fantasy,Warbé,Doudou,Machengoidi
