Ali Ibrahim “Farka” Touré

I was watching l'auberge espagnole.. when I heard one of the sexiest blues songs on earth.. It's so deep and vibrating, I had to track down the artist.

Good news is I found out his name : Ali Faraka Tour

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bad news I won't get to see him live, as he passed away back in 2006..

If you love blues.. then this is definitely for you...

If you love guitars... then this is definitely for you...

if you are tired of mainstream "music" and want to be reminded real music exists..

This is for you...

Ali Ibrahim “Farka” Touré (October 31, 1939 – March 7, 2006) was a Malian singer and guitarist, and one of the African continent’s most internationally renowned musicians.^[a] His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues. The belief that the latter is historically derived from the former is reflected in Martin Scorsese’s often quoted characterization of Touré’s tradition as constituting "the DNA of the blues"^[b]. Touré was ranked number 76 on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" (wikipedia)