Ali Farka Touré
Acting
October 31, 1939
Died at age 66
March 6, 2006
Date of Death
Gourmararusse, Timbuktu, Mali
6 Credits
Biography
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.
