Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
October 31, 1939 (66 years old)
Died
March 6, 2006
Place of Birth
Gourmararusse, Timbuktu, Mali
Popular Genres
Documentary Music
Career Span
2000 – 2003

Ali Farka Touré

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 blends traditional Malian music and its derivative, North American blues and is considered a pioneer of African desert blues.

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Personal Info

Born
Oct 31, 1939
From
Gourmararusse, Timbuktu, Mali
Known For
Acting
Career
2000 – 2003