Boureima "Vieux" Farka Touré is a Malian singer and guitarist. He is the son of Grammy-winning Malian musician Ali Farka Touré.
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Links & Information
Links
- Official homepage at vieuxfarkatoure.com
- MySpace at myspace.com/vieuxfarkatoure
- Wikipedia article on Vieux Farka Touré
- Last.fm page on Vieux Farka Touré
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Vieux Farka Touré
- MusicBrainz entry on Vieux Farka Touré
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Personal Relationships
- Child of Ali Farka Touré
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BBC Reviews
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The Secret 2011
Reviewed by Robin Denselow
An African-pop fusion piece which works, designed to appeal to a Western audience.
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Fondo 2009
Reviewed by Johnny Lais
Firmly establishes Toure’s place in a long list of world class Malian musicians.
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Remixed: UFOs Over Bamako 2007
Reviewed by Ilka Schlockermann
You can't fault the enthusiasm and intuition of the remixers.
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Vieux Farka Touré 2007
Reviewed by Angus Taylor
If you only buy one ‘world music’ album this year… you know the rest.
