- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 31, 1939
- Died
- Mar 6, 2006 (aged 66)
- Place of birth
- Gourmararusse, Timbuktu, Mali
Ali Farka Touré
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.
