Niafunke, released in 1999, was Toure's first album in five years. He had expressed dissatisfaction with his recent records and had largely retired from performing; in the meantime, he had devoted his energies to irrigating and farming the land around his native Niafunke (which he would later become the mayor of). Most of Niafunke was recorded in a large abandoned building on the outskirts of that town. During the day, Toure tended to his fields; in the evenings, he would come to the building to record. The following are Toure's comments on the album: "This record i… read more
Niafunke, released in 1999, was Toure's first album in five years. He had expressed dissatisfaction with his recent records and had largely ret… read more
Niafunke, released in 1999, was Toure's first album in five years. He had expressed dissatisfaction with his recent records and had largely retired from performing; in the meantime… read more
Ali Farka Touré (October 31, 1939 – March 7, 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. 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". Ali Ibrahim "Farka" Touré was born in 1939 in th… read more
Ali Farka Touré (October 31, 1939 – March 7, 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music … read more
Ali Farka Touré (October 31, 1939 – March 7, 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of … read more