The son of the recently departed Malian singer and guitarist Ali Farka Touré continues his father's legacy with style and grace. Thankfully, he is also able to live up to his famous surname when it ...

Dubbed the “Hendrix of the Sahara,” Vieux Farka Touré mixed the traditional sounds of his Mali homeland with American blues and jazz to create a shimmering sonic fusion. His new album Mon Pays (My ...

A spinning top occasionally wobbles. Our spinning earth does the same thing: it's called the "Chandler Wobble." Because of the Chandler Wobble, monsoon rains in the Sahara appear then disappear every ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Rare is the musician who steps out from behind the shadow of his famous father — who was and still is the most ...

Vieux Farka Touré's latest release, The Secret, is a guitar-driven album that includes performances by extended family and friends. The centerpiece is the title track, which features the talents of ...

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to publish materials from the collection ...

Also there are fewer nods towards hip hop or the dance floor. Instead the emphasis is on measured fluidity and widescreen grandeur. In other words, if we continue to draw parallels with Ali Farka ...