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Ali Farka Toure Obituary

Duration:
1 hour
First broadcast:
Saturday 11 March 2006

Following the death of the mighty Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure, Lucy Duran and Andy Kershaw present a special tribute to their friend.

The programme includes some of the desert bluesman's essential tracks, as well as material from the BBC's own archive, and contributions from Ali's friend and producer Nick Gold.

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