- Birthday
- 1939-10-31
- Deathday
- 2006-03-06
- Place of Birth
- Gourmararusse, Timbuktu, Mali
Ali Farka Touré
ActingBiography
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.