To listen to audio on Rock Paper Scissors you'll need to Get the Flash Player

Sample Track 1:
"Ana" from Vieux Farka Touré
Sample Track 2:
"Ma Hine Cocore" from Vieux Farka Touré
Layer 2
CD Review

Click Here to go back.
New York Times, CD Review >>

VIEUX FARKA TOURÉ (Wednesday) Who knew that Ali Farka Touré, the Malian guitar sage who died a year ago, had a son ready to take on the family legacy? Vieux Farka Touré, born in 1981, began playing guitar in secret because his father had wanted him to become a soldier, and he eventually studied with a family friend, the visionary kora player Toumani Diabaté. Mr. Touré learned well: his self-titled first album, released by World Village, is an impressive reflection of the spare, trancelike blues of his father. At 8 p.m., Highline Ballroom, 431 West 16th Street, Chelsea, (212) 414-5994, highlineballroom.com; $25.
 07/27/07 >> go there
Click Here to go back.