Ali Farka Touré And Ry Cooder

Ali Ibrahim "Farka" Touré Kanau 31 Ottobre 1939 – Bamako 6 Marzo 2006 È Stato Un Cantante E Chitarrista Maliano. Carriera Musicale Ali Debuttò Nel 1976 All'età Di 37 Anni Con L'album Farka Ed In Poco Più Di Un Decennio Ottenne Una Notevole Fama Soprattutto Con La Raccolta Di Brani Tradizionali Del 1988 Intitolata Ali Farka Touré Album Che Include Amandrai E L'album African Blues Del 1990. The River 1990 Fu L'album Che Gli Valse Una Nicchia Nel Panorama Musicale Ampiamente Esplorato Da Artisti Come Taj Mahal E Ry Cooder Questo Album Tra I Cui Arrangiamenti Figura L'aggiunta Del Sassofono E Della Fidula Attinge E Approfondisce Il Repertorio Dell'antica Musica Del Mali Non Figurano Composizioni Originali Di Touré . Con The Source Lavoro Del 1991 Ali Abbandona La Figura Del Solista Per Unirsi Ad Un Organico Di Musicisti. 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. 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". Touré Was Ranked Number 76 On Rolling Stone’s List Of “The 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time”. Biography He Was Born In 1939 In The Village Of Kanau On The Banks Of The Niger River In The Cercle Of Gourma Rharous In The Northwestern Malian Region Of Tombouctou. His Family Moved To The Nearby Village Of Niafunké When He Was Still An Infant 3 . 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” 3 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 Humps On!” 3 He Was Descended From The Ancient Military Force Known As The Arma And Was Ethnically Tied To The Songrai Songhai And Peul Peoples Of Northern Mali 3 .
As The First African Bluesman To Achieve Widespread Popularity On His Home Continent Touré Was Often Known As “the African John Lee Hooker” 4 . 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 3 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 Citation Needed . 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 Citation Needed .
Some Of Ali Farka Touré’s Songs And Tunes Have Been Used In Different Programmes Films And Documentaries 5 . 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 6 . This Song Is Likewise Used In 1998 As A Soundtrack For The Film L’Assedio Besieged By The Italian Director Bernardo Bertolucci Citation Needed . 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 5 .
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 5 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 3 .
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 3 . 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” Citation Needed . 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 7 . The Album Has Also Been Listed As No. 1 In The Influential Metacritic’s “Best Albums Of 2006” Poll 8 And No. 5 In Its All-Time Best Reviewed Albums 9 . Ali Farka Touré Has Also Recently Been Nominated For The BBC Radio 3 Awards 2007 10 .
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. 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 Citation Needed . Edit Cultural References In The French Film The Spanish Apartment 2002 Two Characters Are Seen Playing Air Guitar To “Ai Du”. 5 In The Movie Unfaithful 2002 Diane Lane And Olivier Martinez Slow Dance To “Ai Du”. 5 In The French Film Irma Vep 1996 Maggie Cheung And Nathalie Richard Ride An Old Motorcycle Down The Quay To Touré’s Song “Soukoura”. 5 In The 2005 Travel Film Michael Palin SAHARA His Music Is Heard In A Scene About Nigerian Nomads. Citation Needed "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. 6 In 2008 Zack De La Rocha's Lyrics From "If You Fear Dying" On One Day As A Lion's Debut Album References Ali "I'm In With The Spirit Of Ali Touré As I Target More Heads Than A Priest On Ash Wednesday." Citation Needed Edit 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 1990 - The River World Circuit WCD017 / Mango 9897 1993 - The Source World Circuit WCD030 / Hannibal 1375 With Taj Mahal
1994 - Talking Timbuktu World Circuit WCD040 / Hannibal 1381 With Ry Cooder 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 11 Edit Filmography 2002 - Ali Farka Touré - Le Miel N'est Jamais Bon Dans Une Seule Bouche - A Documentary Film By Marc Huraux 12 Edit References ^ Global South Our Homage To A Great Master - Ali Farka Toure
^ Rolling Stone Magazine 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time
^ A B C D E F G Biography On World Circuit Original Text By Lucy Duran Updated By Nick Gold & Dave McGuire ^ BBC ALI FARKA TOURÉ MALI ^ A B C D E F Ali Farka Touré At Imdb
^ A B PRI's The World Music Heard On Air For January 7 2010
^ World Music Chart Europe Charts
^ Metacritic Best Of 2006
^ Metacritic All-Time High And Low Scores
^ BBC Radio 3 Awards For World Music 2007
^ News Nonesuch Records.
^ Ali Farka Touré - Le Miel N'est Jamais Bon Dans Une Seule Bouche On Imdb
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