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Ali Ibrahim "Farka" Touré (Kanau, Tombuctú, Malí, 31 de octubre de 1939-Bamako, 7 de marzo de 2006) fue un conocido guitarrista y cantante maliense, cuyo estilo aunaba la música tradicional de Malí con el blues.
His legacy and impact are hard to overstate. Ali’s sound merged his much-loved traditional Malian musical styles with distinct elements of the blues, singing in local languages.
In 2002 Touré appeared with Black American blues and reggae performer Corey Harris, on an album called Mississippi to Mali (Rounder Records). Toure and Harris also appeared together in Martin Scorsese 's 2003 documentary film Feel Like Going Home , [16] which traced the roots of blues back to its genesis in West Africa.
8 de mar. de 2006 · Toure, the two time-Grammy Award winner, the musician dubbed “the desert bluesman” and hailed by many as Africa’s finest guitarist, died in his sleep Tuesday of bone cancer at his home in Mali.
21 de ene. de 2006 · Son pèlerinage le mène du delta du Mississippi, d'où ont émergé des figures telles que Son House, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, jusqu'au Mali où Salif Keita et Ali Farka Toure témoignent que le "nombril" du blues se trouve sur le continent africain.
15 de nov. de 2003 · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Rounder Records has released an album, Mississippi to Mali, with recordings made by American blues musician Corey Harris. With these recordings, made in the field in Mississippi and in Mali, Corey Harris explores a musical link that unites two continents.
7 de mar. de 2016 · Gold junto a personas como Lucy Durán, etnomusicóloga y profesora del SOAS, invitaron a Occidente a escuchar a Mali. Ali Farka Touré allanó el camino a músicos malienses como Toumani Diabaté, Kassé-Mady Diabaté, Oumou Sangaré, Salif Keita, Tinariwen, Bassekou Kouyaté o Fatoumata Diawara, entre otros.
