Ali Farka Touré
a.k.a. | The African John Lee Hooker |
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Country | International |
Birth name | Ali Ibrahim Touré |
Born | October 31, 1939, Timbuktu, Mali |
Died | March 7, 2006, Bamako, Mali (aged 66) |
Instruments | Vocals, Guitars, Cabasa, Njarka |
Genres | Blues Rock, Folk |
Labels | World Circuit |
Years active | 1975-2006 |
Ali Farka Touré Discography
Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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Ali Farka Touré (1988) | Studio | 1988 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Blues (1990) | Studio | 1990 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
The River (1991) | Studio | 1991-07-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
The Source (1993) | Studio | 1993-06-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Talking Timbuktu (1994) | Studio | 1994-03-29 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Radio Mali (1996) | Studio | 1996 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Niafunké (1999) | Studio | 1999 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
In the Heart of the Moon (2005) | Studio | 2005-09-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Savane (2006) | Studio | 2006-07-17 | - | 0 | 0 |
Additional notes
He died in Bamako, Mali on March 7th, 2006 of Bone Cancer.