Vieux Farka Touré‘s show at The Haunt April 11 [in Ithaca] turned Sunday into anything but lazy. The Malian guitarist and singer — son of famed guitarist Ali Farka Touré — and his excellent outfit ...

Khruangbin is collaborating with Vieux Farka Touré to honor the latter’s late father, Malian guitarist, Ali Farka Touré. Their upcoming joint album, called Ali, will recreate the legendary namesake ...

The post Khruangbin and Vieux Farka Touré Announce New Album Ali, Share “Savanne”: Stream appeared first on Consequence. “I want this album to convey love. It is about the love that Ali brought into ...

In August 2007, New York City based Modiba Productions will release Vieux Farka Touré Remixed: UFOs Over Bamako. A stalwart follow-up to his self-titled U.S. debut album (2/13/2007), Vieux Farka Touré ...

NPR's Shannon Bond talks with Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Toure, known as "the Hendrix of the Sahara," about his new album. One of the leading exports from the landlocked West African country of Mali ...

I have some very special collaborations on this week's All Songs Considered, beginning with Plains, the music of Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield and songwriter and singer Jess Williamson. They both ...

Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré is debuting the third track and video from his upcoming album Les Racines (translated as "the roots"), due June 10 via World Circuit Records. "Ngala Kaourene" is a ...

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. — Malian singer-guitarist Vieux Farka Touré will perform at the Woodstock Playhouse on May 10, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m. Born in Niafunké, Mali, in ...

Vieux Farka Touré’s father had other plans for him. The elder Touré, the late, legendary Malian musician Ali Farka Touré, wanted his son to be a soldier. “I come from a family that is traditionally a ...

When it came to playing the guitar, Vieux Farka Touré felt as if he didn’t have a choice. “I think my life would have been easier if I played a different instrument,” said the Malian guitarist and ...

Khruangbin and Vieux Farka Touré have announced a new collaborative album. Ali is in honor of Vieux’s late father Ali Farka Touré; the artists recreate and pay homage to his work across the new album.

One of the leading exports from the landlocked West African country of Mali is music - a rich, soulful and technically demanding music that's enchanted American audiences for about three decades now.