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    Matari Touri (Radio 1 Session, 4 May 1995) – Dembo Konte & Kausu Kuyateh & Mawdo Suso

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    Dembo Konte & Kausu Kuyateh & Mawdo Suso

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    Kenouna - BBC Session – Ali Farka Touré

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    Ali Farka Touré

    Ali Farka Touré (October 31, 1939 – March 7, 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues. The belief that the latter is historically derived from the former is reflected in Martin Scorsese's often quoted characterization of Touré's tradition as constituting "the DNA of the blues". Read more on Last.fm

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    N'Diarby - BBC Session – Ali Farka Touré

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    Ali Farka Touré

    Ali Farka Touré (October 31, 1939 – March 7, 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues. The belief that the latter is historically derived from the former is reflected in Martin Scorsese's often quoted characterization of Touré's tradition as constituting "the DNA of the blues". Read more on Last.fm

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    Patience (Timbuktu, Mali, December 1988) – Ali Farka Touré & Haira Arby

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    Ali Farka Touré & Haira Arby

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    unnamed piece (Bamako, Mali, November 1988) – Super Rail Band in Bamako

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    Super Rail Band in Bamako

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    La Bamba (Bamako, Mali, November 1988) – Mali Keletigui Diabate

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    Mali Keletigui Diabate

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    Gospel song (Harare, Zimbabwe, March 1989) – Madzia Matatu & Teresa Machingambe

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    Madzia Matatu & Teresa Machingambe

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    Tariro (Harare, Zimbabwe, March 1989) – Madzia Matatu & Teresa Machingambe

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    Madzia Matatu & Teresa Machingambe

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    Commit your way to the Lord (Chinoye, Zimbabwe, January 1988) – The Christian Army Band

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    The Christian Army Band

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    J'etais au Bal (London, April 1990) – D. L. Menard, Eddie LeJeune & Ken Smith

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    D. L. Menard, Eddie LeJeune & Ken Smith

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