Ali Farka Touré

Birth Date
10/31/1939 - 6/3/2006
Birth Place
Gourmararusse, Timbuktu, Mali
Known For
Acting
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.

Filmography

Public Toilet Africa

Music

Festival In The Desert

Ali Farka Touré - Le miel n'est jamais bon dans une seule bouche

Lui Même

A Visit to Ali Farka Touré

Self

Ali Farka Touré: Springing from the Roots

Himself