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    Ali Farka Touré

    1939-10-31 (84 years old) in Gourmararusse, Timbuktu, Mali

    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.

    Movies

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    Festival In The Desert
    55 %|Jan 6, 2003
    Documentary, Music
    actor
    Ali Farka Touré - Le miel n'est jamais bon dans une seule bouche
    0 %|Jul 10, 2002
    Documentary, Music
    poster
    A Visit to Ali Farka Touré
    0 %|Jul 10, 2002
    Documentary
    poster
    Ali Farka Touré: Springing from the Roots
    0 %|Sep 18, 2000
    Documentary, Music

    Series

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    The Blues
    71 %|Sep 28, 2003
    Documentary