Ali Farka Touré
Birthday: 1939-10-31
Deathday: 2006-03-06
Place of birth: Gourmararusse, Timbuktu, Mali
Also known as: Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré, Ali Ibrahim Touré
imdb_id: nm0869708
Biography:
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.