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Biography

Born: 1939 in Timbuktu
Genre: World
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s

One of the most internationally successful West African musicians of the '90s, Ali Farka Touré was described as "the African John Lee Hooker" so many times that it probably began to grate on both Touré's and Hooker's nerves. There is a lot of truth to the comparison, however, and it isn't exactly an insult. The guitarist, who also played other instruments such as calabash and bongos, shared with Hooker (and similar American bluesmen...

Top Albums By Ali Farka Touré
Talking Timbu...	The River	The Source	In the Heart ...	Savane

	Name	Artist	Time	Price
1.	Bonde (with Ry Cooder) [feat. Ry Coo..	Ali Farka Touré	5:24	Album Only
2.	Soukora (with Ry Cooder) [feat. Ry C..	Ali Farka Touré	6:02	$1.29
3.	Gomni (with Ry Cooder)	Ali Farka Touré	7:00	$1.29
4.	Sega (with Ry Cooder)	Ali Farka Touré	3:10	$1.29
5.	Amandrai (with Ry Cooder)	Ali Farka Touré	9:23	$1.29
6.	Lasidan (with Ry Cooder)	Ali Farka Touré	6:06	$1.29
7.	Keito (with Ry Cooder)	Ali Farka Touré	5:42	$1.29
8.	Banga (with Ry Cooder)	Ali Farka Touré	2:32	$1.29
9.	Ai Du (with Ry Cooder)	Ali Farka Touré	7:09	$1.29
10.	Diaraby (with Ry Cooder)	Ali Farka Touré	7:26	$1.29

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