Vieux Farka Touré’s rise to become one of today’s most celebrated African guitarists culminated in his 2010 performance at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa before a television audience of a billion people.
With his third studio album The Secret, he has now fully emerged from the shadow of his legendary father Ali Farka Touré. His unique style incorporates rock, Latin music, and African blues into the West African musical language he inherited from his father. It creates a captivating brew of fervent melody, buzzing guitars and timeless Malian soul.
Support act: David Broad
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The son of the late Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré inherited his dad’s dazzlingly fluid phrasing but clearly also digs the fiery African blues rock of bands like Tinariwen. ….. a crossover set that slays.
Vieux Farka Toure is forging his own identity, expanding on [traditional] drones and gnarled picking patterns with a rocker’s joyful audacity.
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