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Ali Farka Touré
October 31, 1939 — March 6, 2006Gourmararusse, Timbuktu, Mali
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.
