As New York discovered in no uncertain terms last summer when the star-studded “We Love NYC” concert in Central Park was abruptly canceled less than halfway before it was over, the threat of lightning ...
Dubbed the “Hendrix of the Sahara,” Vieux Farka Touré mixed the traditional sounds of his Mali homeland with American blues and jazz to create a shimmering sonic fusion. His new album Mon Pays (My ...
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 ...
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. — Malian singer-guitarist Vieux Farka Touré will perform at the Woodstock Playhouse on May 10, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m. Born in Niafunké, Mali, in ...
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to publish materials from the collection ...
Boureima "Vieux" Farka Toure is a Malian singer and guitarist born in Niafunke, Mali. Vieux's debut self-titled solo album, released online in fall 2006 and in retail worldwide February 2007, features ...
Voyageur, the new album from the legendary African guitarist and singer Ali Farka Touré, is out March 10 on World Circuit Records. In anticipation of the forthcoming record World Circuit is debuting ...