Ali farka toure biography
Ali farka toure biography
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Ali Farka Touré
Malian singer and musician (–)
Musical artist
Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré (31 October – 6 March )[1][2] was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians.[3] His music blends traditional Malian music and its derivative, African American blues[4] and is considered a pioneer of African desert blues.[5] Touré was ranked number 76 on Rolling Stone's list of "The Greatest Guitarists of All Time"[6] and number 37 on Spin magazine's " Greatest Guitarists of All Time".[7]
Some years after his death, a group of musicians playing in his style performed as the Ali Farka Touré Allstars (), and later the Ali Farka Touré Band (formed ).
Early life
Touré was born in in the village of Kanau, on the banks of the Niger River in Gourma-Rharous Cercle in the northwestern Malian region of Tombouctou. His family belonged t