Ali Farka Toure: 1939-2006

Ali Farka Toure was an amazing force in music. I first heard Toure when my friend Geoff Mullen played me Niakunke. I eventualy picked up Radio Mali, and later on Talking Timbuktu- Toure's coolaboration with Ry Cooder, which had a profound and lasting effect on me. For the uninitiated, Ali Farka Toure created something called Mali Blues. My friend Kayce wrote a thoughtful piece for our wire if you want to read more about the life and death and music of Ali Farka Toure:

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