These days the genre of desert blues boasts one of the most vibrant music movements around the world. The bands and musicians that are part of this genre come from an area that is spread across ...

Malian master guitarist, vocalist, and social activist Vieux Farka Touré will return to Brooklyn Bowl. Vieux Farka Touré, known as "The Hendrix of the Sahara," was born in 1981 in Mali and is the son ...

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Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Internationally renowned guitarist and singer Vieux Farka Touré, often hailed as ...

The Center for the Arts is pleased to present Vieux Farka Touré in the Marisa Funk Theater on February 13, 2024. Often referred to as “The Hendrix of the Sahara”, Vieux Farka Touré was born in ...

When Malian guitarist and singer Ali Farka Touré won a Grammy for his 1994 collaboration with Ry Cooder, Talking Timbuktu, his reputation as the “African John Lee Hooker” spread worldwide. But Touré ...

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 ...

Vieux Farka Touré is the son of the late Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré. While his father had hoped he would steer away from the music business as a harsh place to work, Vieux found a mentor in ...