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DISC OF THE WEEK
VIEUX FARKA TOURE self-titled (World Village)
This debut from the son of the late Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure, a musician whose legendary, haunting guitar sound earned him the name the "bluesman of Africa," shows that the apple doesn't fall far, as it were. "Diallo" and "Tabara," two duets recorded shortly before Farka Toure Sr.'s death last year, show Vieux to be just as dextrous a player as his dad. Elsewhere, the record also takes advantage of a wide swath of Malian musical talent, not the least of which being Toumani Diabate, master of the kora and mentor to Vieux. With tunes ranging from the raucous to the relaxing to the reggae-tinged, this is a remarkable album in that it doesn't just see an artist following in his father's footsteps, but contunuing a musical tradition that Martin Scorsese has called "the DNA of the blues." 9/10
(Erin Macleod) At Kola Note, Fri., Feb. 9, 8:30 p.m., $23.50 02/08/07
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