Video: "Ai du" live by Vieux Farka Toure @ Joe's Pub

ranked as number 76 on rolling stone's list of "the 100 greatest guitarists of all time," a li farka touré is one of mali's leading singer-guitarists. in 1994, touré released his grammy winning album "talking timbuktu" which was done in collaboration with american guitarist/producer ry cooder . in addition to the grammy win, the album also produced one of touré's most notable hits "ai du." the song has been famously used in a variety of movies and is one of my favorite joints on my "baby making mixtape." yes, i have a "baby making mixtape" & [...]

Toumani Diabaté & Vieux Farka Touré @ Bonnaroo 2009... Vieux Farka Touré 's show at The Haunt April 11 [in Ithaca] turned Sunday into anything but lazy. The Malian guitarist and singer -- son of famed guitarist Ali Farka Touré -- and his excellent outfit charmed the crowd last Sunday with his unique melodies and unbounded enthusiasm. Hippies swayed, hipsters nodded and ultimately the music proved irresistible too for the audience to refrain from frenetic dancing that broke out towards the end of the set. Touré and his band were [...]

[Pour écouter sans télécharger, allez visiter l'article] Tweet this post ___ Share on Facebook ___ Bookmark on delicious Ali Farka Touré est un guitariste et chanteur malien, l'un des grands messieurs du blues africain, décédé en 2006 à 66 ans, après une carrière, et une vie, en tous points impeccables. Il est l'un des premiers bluesmen Africains à recevoir une reconnaissance internationale, d'où un de ses surnoms : le "John Lee Hooker [...]

• Ali Farka Toure - Timbarma

This is a tribute from Ali Farka's son using his original guitar. 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".