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Ali Farka Touré

Born 31 October 1939 in Gourmararusse, Timbuktu, Mali

Died 6 March 2006 (aged 66)

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.

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