Ali Farka Touré 10/31/1939 , (85 years old) in Gourmararusse, Timbuktu, Mali

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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.