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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 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".
Birth Name
Ali Ibrahim Touré
Born
Tuesday, 31 October 1939
Died
Monday, 06 March 2006
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Dambé: The Mali Project | Self | 2008 |
The Blues | Self | 2003 |
Ali Farka Touré - Le miel n'est jamais bon dans une seule bouche | Self / Lui Même | 2002 |
Blues Road Movie | Self | 2001 |
I'll Sing for You | Self | 2001 |
Ali Farka Touré: Springing from the Roots | Self | 2000 |
Later... With Jools Holland | Self | 1992 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Dambé: The Mali Project | Self | 2008 |
The Blues | Self | 2003 |
Ali Farka Touré - Le miel n'est jamais bon dans une seule bouche | Self / Lui Même | 2002 |
Blues Road Movie | Self | 2001 |
I'll Sing for You | Self | 2001 |
Ali Farka Touré: Springing from the Roots | Self | 2000 |
Later... With Jools Holland | Self | 1992 |