African multi-instrumentalist Ali Farka Touré had become a legend by the time he died in 2006. His music was used in a song for “Black Panther,” and he was thought of as a pioneer of African desert ...

Bedridden and in the final stages of bone cancer, the great Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure made one last recording in 2005 - a collaboration with his son Vieux that required people to carry the ...

This documentary follows the legendary African singer and guitarist Ali Farka Touré (who died in 2006) as he returns to his home and musical roots in Niafunké, the village on the banks of the River ...

I first heard Ali Farka Touré perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 1994. At that time many North American audiences were beginning to learn about the man and his music, often ...

A unique tale of a world respected musician, who deep in his heart considered himself but a humble farmer. Ali Farka Touré was born in 1939 in the village of Kanau on the banks of the River Niger in ...

Malian blues singer and guitarist Ali Farka Toure, one of Africa's best-loved musicians, died in his sleep at home on Tuesday (March 7) after a long fight with bone cancer. By Billboard Staff Malian ...

Grieving friends and relatives buried African musical legend Ali Farka Toure Thursday in the two-time Grammy winner’s hometown on the edge of the Sahara Desert, participants said. Toure’s body was ...