Birthday
1939/10/31
Day of death
2006/03/06 (66 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Gourmararusse, Timbuktu, Mali
Also know as
Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré, Ali Ibrahim 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.