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Ali Farka Touré
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24
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11
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11
Guitarist
2
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Bio
Crowned King of African desert blues, Ali Farka Touré, was a Malian singer, multi-instrumentalist, and two-time Grammy Award winner. Widely known as "Ali Touré," Touré had the ability to sing in seven different languages. At age 12, he built his first single-stringed "djerkel" guitar and continued to tow the music profession with early support from his country's government. Later, he was elected the mayor of Niafunké, a town in his country. On March 6, 2006, Touré died of bone cancer at age 66.
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