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Zune Magazine, CD Review >>
-by Zune Max
Since his childhood, Vieux Farka Touré has been deeply inspired by the music of his father, the two-time Grammy Award-winner Ali Farka Touré. Growing up in Mali’s capital, Bamako, as well as in his father’s hometown of Niafunké in the Sahara desert, Touré proved himself a precocious talent as a drummer and calabash player.
But, having long suffered in the music industry before finally finding a home with World Circuit Records, his father did not want him to face the same hardships. He forbid Touré to play music and decided that his son should become a soldier instead.
In 1999, Touré decided to take his destiny into his own hands. He enrolled in the National Arts Institute in Bamako, Mali, openly defying his father’s wishes. It was there that he truly discovered his musical calling, picking up the guitar and beginning to compose his own music. By the time he left the school, he was already a locally celebrated guitar virtuoso.
A few years later, Touré and producer Eric Herman started working on his solo, self-entitled debut album, released in early 2007 by Modiba Productions. The album also features the only existing recordings of father and son playing together, and is amongst the final recorded material of Ali Farka Touré before his death.
Touré has crafted a global-minded style all his own. With flourishes of rock and reggae amidst Saharan blues and traditional Malian melodies, the musician ushers in the next generation of Mali blues.
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