Ali Farka Touré - Main Releases

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2011 - Ni Foli

2010 - Ali and Toumani

2006 - Savane

2005 - In the Heart of the Moon

2004 - Red & Green

1999 - Niafunké

1996 - Radio Mali

1994 - Talking Timbuktu

1992 - The Source

1990 - The River

1990 - African Blues

1988 - Green

1987 - Ali Farka Touré

1984 - Red

1977 - Ali Touré Farka

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1 Male

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Niafunké, Mali

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World/Ethnic

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Folk

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Born

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1976 to dead icon 2006

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Alternate Name
Ali Farka Toure

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Ali Farka Touré - Machengoidi
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Ali Farka Touré - Savane
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Ali Farka Touré - Allah Uya

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Ali Ibrahim “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 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".