Rare is the musician who steps out from behind the shadow of his famous father — who was and still is the most beloved musician in his country — and makes a national and international name for himself ...

Malian legend Ali Farka Toure died yesterday at his home in Mali’s capital city of Bamako, the country’s Culture Ministry said. Farka was in his late 60s and had been battling bone cancer. Toure was a ...

When Songhoy Blues hit the international airwaves with Music In Exile in 2015, they quickly made a name for themselves – not only as a formidable new force in desert blues, but also as a powerful ...

A spinning top occasionally wobbles. Our spinning earth does the same thing: it's called the "Chandler Wobble." Because of the Chandler Wobble, monsoon rains in the Sahara appear then disappear every ...

Internationally renowned guitarist and singer Vieux Farka Touré, often hailed as the "Hendrix of the Sahara," is set to perform at Universal Preservation Hall 7:30 P.M. Saturday, April 26 as part of ...

Cela fait bien longtemps que Vieux Farka Touré n'est plus seulement le fils d'Ali.