Ali Farka Touré, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2006)

Ali Farka Touré

Malian singer and musician (1939–2006)

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, African American blues and is considered a pioneer of African…