Ali Farka Touré (October 31, 1939 – March 7, 2006) was a Malian singer and … Read Full Bio ↴Ali Farka Touré (October 31, 1939 – March 7, 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. 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".
Ali Ibrahim "Farka" Touré was born in 1939 in the village of Kanau, on the banks of the Niger River in Gourma-Rharous Cercle in the northwestern Malian region of Tombouctou. His family moved to the nearby village of Niafunké when he was still an infant. He was the tenth son of his mother but the only one to survive past infancy. "The name I was given was Ali Ibrahim, but it's a custom in Africa to give a child a strange nickname if you have had other children who have died", Touré was quoted as saying in a biography on his Record Label, World Circuit Records. His nickname, "Farka", chosen by his parents, means "donkey", an animal admired for its tenacity and stubbornness: "Let me make one thing clear. I'm the donkey that nobody climbs on!" Ethnically, he was part Songrai, part Fula.
As the first African bluesman to achieve widespread popularity on his home continent, Touré was often known as "the African John Lee Hooker". Musically, the many superpositions of guitars and rhythms in his music were similar to John Lee Hooker's hypnotic blues style. He usually sang in one of several African languages, mostly Songhay, Fulfulde, Tamasheq or Bambara as on his breakthrough album, Ali Farka Touré, which established his reputation in the world music community.
His first North American concert was in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia. 1994's Talking Timbuktu, a collaboration with Ry Cooder, sold promisingly well in Western markets, but was followed by a hiatus from releases in America and Europe. He reappeared in 1999 with the release of Niafunké, a more traditional album focusing on African rhythms and beats. Touré was the mentor and uncle of popular Malian musician Afel Bocoum.
Some of Ali Farka Touré's songs and tunes have been used in different programmes, films and documentaries. For instance, his guitar riff on the song "Diaraby", from the album Talking Timbuktu, was selected for the Geo-quiz segment of The World PRI-BBC program, and was retained by popular demand when put to a vote of the listeners. This song is likewise used in 1998 as a soundtrack for the film L'Assedio (Besieged) by the Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci. His songs Cinquante six, Goye Kur and Hawa Dolo from the album The Source are also used as a soundtrack in the French film Fin août, début septembre (Late August, Early September) directed in 1998 by Olivier Assayas. The song "Lasidan" was featured in the award winning documentary "Sharkwater" by Rob Stewart.
In 2002 he appeared with Black American blues and reggae performer Corey Harris, on an album called Mississippi to Mali (Rounder Records). Toure and Harris also appeared together in Martin Scorsese's 2003 documentary film Feel Like Going Home, which traced the roots of blues back to its genesis in West Africa. The film was narrated by Harris and features Ali's performances on guitar and njarka.
In 2004 Touré became mayor of Niafunké and spent his own money grading the roads, putting in sewer canals and fuelling a generator that provided the impoverished town with electricity.
In September 2005, he released the album In the Heart of the Moon, a collaboration with Toumani Diabaté, for which he received a second Grammy award. His last album, Savane, was posthumously released in July 2006. It was received with wide acclaim by professionals and fans alike and has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category "Best Contemporary World Music Album". The panel of experts from the World Music Chart Europe (WMCE), a chart voted by the leading World Music specialists around Europe, chose Savane as their Album of the Year 2006, with the album topping the chart for three consecutive months (September to November 2006). The album has also been listed as No. 1 in the influential Metacritic's "Best Albums of 2006" poll, and No. 5 in its all-time best reviewed albums. Ali Farka Touré has also been nominated for the BBC Radio 3 awards 2007.
Touré was ranked number 76 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and number 37 on Spin magazine's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
His record label, World Circuit, said that he recorded several tracks with his son, Vieux Farka Touré, for Vieux's debut album which was released in late 2006.
On March 7, 2006, the Ministry of Culture of Mali announced his death at age 66 in Bamako from bone cancer, against which he had been battling for some time.
Cultural references
In the French film The Spanish Apartment (2002), two characters are seen playing air guitar to "Ai Du".
In the movie Unfaithful (2002), Diane Lane and Olivier Martinez slow dance to "Ai Du".
In the French film Irma Vep (1996), Maggie Cheung and Nathalie Richard ride an old motorcycle down the quay to Touré's song "Soukoura".
In the 2005 travel film Michael Palin: SAHARA, his music is heard in a scene about Nigerian nomads.
The World, a radio show distributed by Public Radio International, uses the song "Diaraby" as the theme to their Geoquiz. The song is a collaboration between Touré and Ry Cooder; the song is featured on their Talking Timbuktu album.
Discography
1976 - Ali Touré Farka (Sonafric 50016-LP)
1976 - Spécial « Biennale du Mali » (Sonafric 50020-LP)
1978 - Biennale (Sonafric 50032-LP)
1979 - Ali Touré Farka (Sonafric 50060-LP)
1980 - Ali Touré dit Farka (Sonafric 50085-LP)
1984 - Ali Farka Touré (Red) (Sonodisc/Esperance 5558)
1988 - Ali Farka Touré (Green) (Sonodisc/Esperance 8448)
1988 - Ali Farka Touré (World Circuit WCD007 / Mango 9826)
1990 - African Blues (Shanachie 65002) (originally released as Ali Farka Touré (Green))
1990 - The River (World Circuit WCD017 / Mango 9897)
1992 - The Source (World Circuit WCD030 / Hannibal 1375) with Taj Mahal
1994 - Talking Timbuktu (World Circuit WCD040 / Hannibal 1381) (with Ry Cooder)
1995 - The Rough Guide to West African Music (World Music Network RGNET-1002) (contributing artist)
1996 - Radio Mali (World Circuit WCD044 / Nonesuch 79569) (remastered selections of original albums from 1975 through 1980)
1999 - Niafunké (World Circuit WCD054 / Hannibal 1443)
2002 - Mississippi to Mali (Rounder B0000DJZA1)(with Corey Harris)
2004 - Red&Green (World Circuit WCD070 / Nonesuch 79882) (remastered original albums from 1984 and 1988)
2005 - In the Heart of the Moon (World Circuit WCD072 / Nonesuch 79920) (with Toumani Diabaté and Ry Cooder)
2006 - Savane (World Circuit WCD075 / Nonesuch 79965)
2010 - Ali and Toumani - (World Circuit/Nonesuch Records) with Toumani Diabaté
Ali Ibrahim "Farka" Touré was born in 1939 in the village of Kanau, on the banks of the Niger River in Gourma-Rharous Cercle in the northwestern Malian region of Tombouctou. His family moved to the nearby village of Niafunké when he was still an infant. He was the tenth son of his mother but the only one to survive past infancy. "The name I was given was Ali Ibrahim, but it's a custom in Africa to give a child a strange nickname if you have had other children who have died", Touré was quoted as saying in a biography on his Record Label, World Circuit Records. His nickname, "Farka", chosen by his parents, means "donkey", an animal admired for its tenacity and stubbornness: "Let me make one thing clear. I'm the donkey that nobody climbs on!" Ethnically, he was part Songrai, part Fula.
As the first African bluesman to achieve widespread popularity on his home continent, Touré was often known as "the African John Lee Hooker". Musically, the many superpositions of guitars and rhythms in his music were similar to John Lee Hooker's hypnotic blues style. He usually sang in one of several African languages, mostly Songhay, Fulfulde, Tamasheq or Bambara as on his breakthrough album, Ali Farka Touré, which established his reputation in the world music community.
His first North American concert was in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia. 1994's Talking Timbuktu, a collaboration with Ry Cooder, sold promisingly well in Western markets, but was followed by a hiatus from releases in America and Europe. He reappeared in 1999 with the release of Niafunké, a more traditional album focusing on African rhythms and beats. Touré was the mentor and uncle of popular Malian musician Afel Bocoum.
Some of Ali Farka Touré's songs and tunes have been used in different programmes, films and documentaries. For instance, his guitar riff on the song "Diaraby", from the album Talking Timbuktu, was selected for the Geo-quiz segment of The World PRI-BBC program, and was retained by popular demand when put to a vote of the listeners. This song is likewise used in 1998 as a soundtrack for the film L'Assedio (Besieged) by the Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci. His songs Cinquante six, Goye Kur and Hawa Dolo from the album The Source are also used as a soundtrack in the French film Fin août, début septembre (Late August, Early September) directed in 1998 by Olivier Assayas. The song "Lasidan" was featured in the award winning documentary "Sharkwater" by Rob Stewart.
In 2002 he appeared with Black American blues and reggae performer Corey Harris, on an album called Mississippi to Mali (Rounder Records). Toure and Harris also appeared together in Martin Scorsese's 2003 documentary film Feel Like Going Home, which traced the roots of blues back to its genesis in West Africa. The film was narrated by Harris and features Ali's performances on guitar and njarka.
In 2004 Touré became mayor of Niafunké and spent his own money grading the roads, putting in sewer canals and fuelling a generator that provided the impoverished town with electricity.
In September 2005, he released the album In the Heart of the Moon, a collaboration with Toumani Diabaté, for which he received a second Grammy award. His last album, Savane, was posthumously released in July 2006. It was received with wide acclaim by professionals and fans alike and has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category "Best Contemporary World Music Album". The panel of experts from the World Music Chart Europe (WMCE), a chart voted by the leading World Music specialists around Europe, chose Savane as their Album of the Year 2006, with the album topping the chart for three consecutive months (September to November 2006). The album has also been listed as No. 1 in the influential Metacritic's "Best Albums of 2006" poll, and No. 5 in its all-time best reviewed albums. Ali Farka Touré has also been nominated for the BBC Radio 3 awards 2007.
Touré was ranked number 76 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and number 37 on Spin magazine's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
His record label, World Circuit, said that he recorded several tracks with his son, Vieux Farka Touré, for Vieux's debut album which was released in late 2006.
On March 7, 2006, the Ministry of Culture of Mali announced his death at age 66 in Bamako from bone cancer, against which he had been battling for some time.
Cultural references
In the French film The Spanish Apartment (2002), two characters are seen playing air guitar to "Ai Du".
In the movie Unfaithful (2002), Diane Lane and Olivier Martinez slow dance to "Ai Du".
In the French film Irma Vep (1996), Maggie Cheung and Nathalie Richard ride an old motorcycle down the quay to Touré's song "Soukoura".
In the 2005 travel film Michael Palin: SAHARA, his music is heard in a scene about Nigerian nomads.
The World, a radio show distributed by Public Radio International, uses the song "Diaraby" as the theme to their Geoquiz. The song is a collaboration between Touré and Ry Cooder; the song is featured on their Talking Timbuktu album.
Discography
1976 - Ali Touré Farka (Sonafric 50016-LP)
1976 - Spécial « Biennale du Mali » (Sonafric 50020-LP)
1978 - Biennale (Sonafric 50032-LP)
1979 - Ali Touré Farka (Sonafric 50060-LP)
1980 - Ali Touré dit Farka (Sonafric 50085-LP)
1984 - Ali Farka Touré (Red) (Sonodisc/Esperance 5558)
1988 - Ali Farka Touré (Green) (Sonodisc/Esperance 8448)
1988 - Ali Farka Touré (World Circuit WCD007 / Mango 9826)
1990 - African Blues (Shanachie 65002) (originally released as Ali Farka Touré (Green))
1990 - The River (World Circuit WCD017 / Mango 9897)
1992 - The Source (World Circuit WCD030 / Hannibal 1375) with Taj Mahal
1994 - Talking Timbuktu (World Circuit WCD040 / Hannibal 1381) (with Ry Cooder)
1995 - The Rough Guide to West African Music (World Music Network RGNET-1002) (contributing artist)
1996 - Radio Mali (World Circuit WCD044 / Nonesuch 79569) (remastered selections of original albums from 1975 through 1980)
1999 - Niafunké (World Circuit WCD054 / Hannibal 1443)
2002 - Mississippi to Mali (Rounder B0000DJZA1)(with Corey Harris)
2004 - Red&Green (World Circuit WCD070 / Nonesuch 79882) (remastered original albums from 1984 and 1988)
2005 - In the Heart of the Moon (World Circuit WCD072 / Nonesuch 79920) (with Toumani Diabaté and Ry Cooder)
2006 - Savane (World Circuit WCD075 / Nonesuch 79965)
2010 - Ali and Toumani - (World Circuit/Nonesuch Records) with Toumani Diabaté
Oh Baby
Ali Farka Touré Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Oh Baby' by these artists:
(Sistar) 03. Oh Baby Yeah, this is so hard, so painful My heart…
4.0 If only you could see Oh, all the things I see Oh…
9ice Ah... ah.Baby moh Eeeeeeeh Oh Baby Oh oh baby Oh baby Baby y…
A. C. Jones and the Atomic Aces "Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet…
A.C. Jones & The Atomic Aces Oh, baby (You're not the only one with eyes on me) And…
Ana Mena Fue un día como el de hoy Yo te dije que…
Andy T-Nick Nixon Band Oh baby! Why don't you ever go out? But baby, Don't you ever…
Aretha Franklin You came to me for the first time And you showed…
AZU ★ 女の子は皆 I like a nice menって言うけど... ● 優しすぎるダケじゃダメなの do you un…
B.E.T. If only you could see Oh, all the things I see Oh…
Big Yamo o no no no no no nooooo yeeea o no no no…
Bomshel Ain't gonna find me stuck in a kitchen Slavin' in my…
C. Jones "Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet…
Chidinma Oh oh oh oh oh eh Oh oh oh oh…hmmm eh Oh…
Chidinma feat. Flavour Young D pon the beat o o My baby Miss Kedike eh...…
Ciara Ever since I held you baby It's like everything changed I d…
Cinta Laura Kau bikin pusing tujuh keliling Buat aku mabuk kepayang Ga…
D-Block My heart have been broken to pieces I Dey run away…
De-Ja-Vu Feels so good when you on it, your loving got…
Doddy BJ In the night full of stars Though myself i think i…
Elana James Oh, baby, you're for me Mm, you just won't let me…
EstherOrkester oh baby, you have got me losing control the fire you…
Eternal I feel the touch of your hand And I understand how…
Ewan & Jerry Oh baby babe Oh come back baby, I wanna make You…
Fleetwood Mac When you squeeze me baby You make me hollar whoa whoa…
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra Well, baby, what I couldn't do With plenty of money and…
Free Kitten [Kim] Baby Baby Yr town really knows how to rock Baby B…
Freiheit Oh Baby Du hast mein Herz geklaut Nur Götter oder Engel S…
G.bit È da una vita che la vita non mi aspetta…
Guadalajara Baby are you happy, oh baby are you sad everything is…
Hannah Oh Baby Oh still a long way to go And hold…
Hell Razah and 4th Disciple "Baby..." One-two Everybody on the right hand side I want …
Ike & Tina Turner Things ain't what they used to be Darling, can't you see The…
J-HOOD What they mama gonna say when I hit them Oh my…
Johnny Oh baby babe ... Oh come back baby, I wanna make You…
Johnny 'Guitar' Watson Oh baby, better listen before you go Oh baby, better listen…
K.A.R ft. Fat Joe Oh baby I wanna love you more Oh baby I wanna…
Keys N' Krates I gotta stay fly I I I I I I…
Kima À la base j'ai kiffé son style Oh oui elle n'est…
La-Le-Lu Oh baby doll When bells ring out the summer free Oh baby…
Layl Oh baby, Oh baby Quiero abrazarte Y no soltarte Lentamente,…
LCD Soundsystem Oh baby Oh baby You're having a bad dream Here in my arms O…
Little Walter Oh baby, you gonna miss me when I'm gone Oh baby,…
m-flo I know you do, I know you like my dandy shoes I…
M.A.K. it's been mounts seens the last time a saw your…
Mario | www.Marvin-Vibez.in 振り向いて 昨日を忘れて 通り過ぎていった 風はあの子の影 目指したのは 見えない方で いつもと違った 影はあの子の風 …
Mia Julia Oh Baby komm doch her zu mir Es ist mir egal…
Michel Pagliaro No matter how much she wants I′m not goin nowhere I'm gonna…
Mickey Avalon Bruce Willis in the bulding Bruce Willis in the building Roo…
Miwata Miwata, Jahmiel Tausend Mal mich selbst umkreist Jeden Tag …
Münchener Freiheit Oh Baby Du hast mein Herz geklaut Nur Götter oder Engel S…
Mьnchener Freiheit Oh Baby Du hast mir mein Herz geklaut Nur Gцtter oder Engel…
N-Phase Oh baby babe ... Oh come back baby, I wanna make You…
Nathan Dawe Oh, baby (You're not the only one with eyes on me) And…
Naveen, Bhargavi, Haricharan & Andriya Oh Baby Oh Baby Oh Baby Oh Baby So Sexy Oh…
Nice & Wild I think about you, when things get rough I feel understood,…
Paul & The Bad Kays Oh Baby Boy (Multilingual) PDS Oh baby boy Oh baby boy Oh…
Phénomène Bizness Yeah! Ok! Ho baby! J'tavais promis mais, ouais J'ai du mal …
R.I.O. It's O baby yeah Gotta let em know baby Hop on the…
R.I.P. My baby ho My baby ho hai bella voce My baby ho Oh…
Rhianna Oh Baby Oh still a long way to go And…
Rinni Wulandari Boy I love the way you come and make me…
Robyn Chorus: O baby you're making that mistake again oh why O…
Saka Trương Tuyền Em đang cô đơn mong anh hãy đến đây bên…
Seizo When I had you to myself I didn't want you around Those…
Shirley & Jessie "Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet…
SISTAR 03. Oh Baby Yeah, this is so hard, so painful My heart…
Sistar 씨스타 Yeah, this is so hard So painful My heart is…
Sistar/씨스타 03. Oh Baby Yeah, this is so hard, so painful My heart…
Sonic Dream Collective Lonely, feeling lonely feeling blue And though you're near m…
Spiritualized darlin' heaven's just a heartbeat away baby please don't …
Status Quo Oh baby, why don't you come home? Oh baby, don't you…
Sub Bass Monster Iciripiciri voltam amikor elkezdtem nőni, De megtörtént s …
Suzi Quatro Well the beat of my heart Tells me this time it's…
T. Rex Oh baby, ooh, oh baby, oh baby baby Oh baby baby,…
Tae Oh,Baby! 今天去应征服务生的工作 照例又要回家等候回音 回来路上碰上大雷雨 没想到在街角咖啡店遇见你 隔着玻璃窗…
Tarrah Love is a beautiful thing A beautiful thing I love…
The Concretes I came to see you 'cause I wanted to speak…
The Paragons & The Jesters Baby oh baby I love you, love you so madly Baby…
The PropheC Milda ki das tennu dil mera todd ke Kolo jadoo langdi…
The Rolling Stones No matter how much she wants me I'm not goin'…
The Time Oh baby, we're all alone. Nowhere to go, no telephone. Jus…
Tommy Ocean Oh baby, so fine Drive me crazy, all the time It’s daily,…
Turner Ike & Tina Things ain't what they used to be Darling, can't you see The…
Twenty 4 Seven Oh baby, can we find a way to live together? Can…
Veldhuis & Kemper *Oh baby, je vindt me geweldig, maar er zijn een paar…
W/O It's O baby yeah Gotta let em know baby Hop on the…
Wake Owl stil indescribable the minds way of hiding you and I was fee…
Wen Yin Liang 摇头摆尾的你天天都爱黏我 爱吐舌头的你现在最哈什么 这样贴心的亲热 是我爱的 忽然间到我心中 翻着筋斗 过来抱抱嘿你今天…
Wesome Oh baby I když tě pořád miluju tak moc Tak textu o…
Yuvan Shankar Raja ஓ பேபி ஓ பேபி ஓ பேபி ஓ பேபி யூ ஆர்…
Zandi & Justin Look at them the way that we used to be Before…
Zoe Zobrist Oh baby I don't know you yet But I think…
¾¾½ºÅ¸(Sistar) 03. Oh Baby Yeah, this is so hard, so painful My heart…
梁文音 (Rachel Liang) 摇头摆尾的你天天都爱黏我 爱吐舌头的你现在最哈什么 这样贴心的亲热 是我爱的 忽然间到我心中 翻着筋斗 过来抱抱嘿你今天…
씨스타 Sistar Yeah, this is so hard So painful My heart is…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Ali Farka Touré:
Allah Uya allah uya mayfsvhz ajfsjsyjsgajfafs shhsgysyfejsyys hsusyehw…
Beto I lay down with an angel I lay down with an…
Diaraby Carilla gara dis Quelle il a da du may de fait Carilla…
Hawa Dolo hawa dololo hawa dololo hawa hawa dololo hawa hawa né yaté b…
I Go Ka Manane koy deyyyy Ay koy deydeyyy Sakanane koyy No bey ndey …
Mali Dje I lay down with an angel I lay down with an…
Savane J'ai quitte' mon pays et ma Louisiane Mais dans d'autres pay…
Soko Лети соко преко Равне Горе и дозива четничке војводе Глас с…
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pete
on Mali Dje
where are the lyrics at? english and italian??? wtf?
Willis Ambusso, Kenya
on Inchana Massina
Strong African element using western instruments. My best group song. Very danceable. RIP maestro