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Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré sang the universality of traditional Malian music in eleven different languages, including Peul, Songhai, Bambara and others. "For some people," he explains, "Timbuktu is a place at the end of nowhere. But that's not true, I'm from Timbuktu, and I can tell you that it's right in the center of the world." Born in the small village of Kanau in 1939, he died of cancer on March 7th 2006. Four months later World Circuit brought out his most accomplished album in a fabulous career, “Savane”. |
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Angoulême 1997 & Bamako 2003
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This homage begins at the Musiques Métisses festival in the town of Angoulême, France, and ends in the Malian capital Bamako. Through exchanges with the bluesman, and interviews of people who have followed his life, we evoke a proud man who has put African blues on the “world music” map.
Two months after the great bluesman from Niafunke passed away the weekly programme World Tracks (Radio France International) paid homage with this 20 minute special.
Interviewed by Daniel Brown
 Artist website
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Savane
World Circuit Harmonia Mundi
2006 |
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In the Heart of the Moon (Toumani Diabaté et Ali Farka Touré)
World Circuit Harmonia Mundi
2005 |
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Red & Green
World Circuit
2004 |
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Niafunké
World Circuit
1999 |
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Radio Mali
World Circuit
1996 |
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Talking Timbuktu
World Circuit
1994 |
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The Source
World Circuit
1992 |
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The River
World Circuit
1990 |
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Songs from Mali
World Circuit
1989 |
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Ali Farka Touré
Mango
1988 |
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Mali K7-Ali Farka Touré Associé
Tel : +223 221.75.08 | Fax : +223 221.62.08
BP E 1338 Bamako | MLI |
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World Circuit
Tel : +44 (20) 7749 3222 | Fax : +44 (20) 7749 3232
1st Floor, Shoreditch Stables
138 Kingsland Rd
London E2 8DY London | GBR | E2 8DY
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