Ali Farka Touré

This day (March 15, 1947), in Los Angeles, California, is born Ryland Peter 'Ry' Cooder, an American guitarist, singer and composer.

Zakk Wylde, Gary Clark Jr, Alvin Lee, John Frusciante, Robin Trower, Adrian Belew, Buckethead, Eric Johnson, Chuck Loeb, Bill Frisell, Jorma Kaukonen, Ali Farka Touré

This day (March 7, 2006), in Bamako, Mali, died Ali Ibrahim 'Farka' Touré, a Malian singer and guitarist,.

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'Ali and Toumani' by Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté is an album featuring Touré on guitar and Diabaté on kora, released on February 23, 2010 by Nonesuch Records.

Ali Farka Touré' is his first eponymous and major album, recorded on October 4, 1987 by Mango/World Circuit.

George Benson, Philip Catherine, Stanley Jordan, Allan Holdsworth, Joe Satriani, Ali Farka Touré, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Matt Schofield, Uli Jon Roth, Nita Strauss, Jeff Beck, Thurston Moore

Today September 23, as we celebrate Mali's national day, we take a closer look at one facet of its rich musics : Malian 'Korist' - Kora Music…

Ali Farka Touré's 'Savane' is his final solo (and the third and final part of the 'Hôtel Mandé Sessions') album, released on July 17, 2006 by World Circuit.

'Talking Timbuktu' is a collaborative album between Ali Farka Touré and Ry Cooder - who also produced it - and released on March 29, 1994 by World Circuit