Latest Release
- 10 MAR 2023
- 9 Songs
- Talking Timbuktu (with Ry Cooder) · 1984
- Talking Timbuktu (with Ry Cooder) · 1984
- In the Heart of the Moon · 2005
- Voyageur · 2023
- The Source (2017 - Remaster) · 1992
- Niafunké · 1999
- Ali & Toumani · 2010
- Red & Green · 1988
- Red & Green · 1988
- Ali & Toumani · 2010
Essential Albums
- 2010
- 1987
Albums
- 2010
- 2006
- 2004
- 1999
- 1996
Music Videos
- 2023
Artist Playlists
- The Malian guitarist was one of the first African solo artists to shake the world.
- African blues master brought Malian sound to the world.
- Electrifying dialogues between Malian folk and the blues.
Singles & EPs
- 2021
Compilations
- 2023
Appears On
- Inna Baba Coulibaly
About Ali Farka Touré
Best known in the West for his successful collaborations with Ry Cooder, the Malian performer Ali Farka Toure brought out the African side of American blues music, even as he displayed the influence of players like John Lee Hooker and Robert Johnson on his own bluesy guitar work and meandering vocals. Toure stayed true to his roots with calabash and bongos, as well as lyrics sung in various African languages and only occasionally in English. He passed away in March of 2006.
- HOMETOWN
- Kanau, Gourmararusse, Mali
- BORN
- 1939
- GENRE
- Worldwide