Artist
Ali Farka Touré
Timbuktu, Mali · 1939 – 2006
Ali Farka Touré is a musician from Timbuktu, Mali, active 1939–2006. Their discography on Gatefold includes 9 records.
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1939
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Biography
Born: October 31, 1939, Kanau, near Gourma Rharous (Timbuktu Region), Mali.
Died: March 7, 2006, Bamako, Mali.
Malian guitarist and best known exponent of Mali blues. Best known in the West for his work with Ry Cooder he was a winner of two Grammy awards for his Talking Timbuktu collaboration with Cooder and his 2005 release Heart Of The Moon with the kora player Toumani Diabaté.
Mayor of his home town of Niafunké in Northern Mali on the edge of the Sahara, Touré also acted as a peacemaker in the Touareg rebellions of the mid 90s.
He died after a long illness in March 2006, leaving a widow and 11 children.
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