Ali Farka Touré

Acting

Born 1939-10-31 · Gourmararusse, Timbuktu, Mali · Died 2006-03-06

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.