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• Ali Farka Toure Leads BBC World Music Awards
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Biography:
One of the most internationally successful West African musicians of the '90s, Ali Farka Touré was described as "the African John Lee Hooker" so many times that it probably began to grate on both Touré's and Hooker's nerves. There is a lot of truth to the comparison, however, and it isn't exactly an insult. The guitarist, who also playe... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2010 Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
2006 Savane
2005 In the Heart of the Moon
1999 Niafunké
1996 Radio Mali
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