Continuing the legacy of his late father, singer and fingerstyle guitarist Vieux
Farka Touré (born in Bamako, Mali in 1981) started off playing drums and the
calabash at Mali’s Institut National des Arts before moving over to the guitar
in 2001. After convincing his father, the late Grammy-winning Malian
multi-instrumentalist Ali Farka Touré, to give him his blessing to pursue music,
he released his debut self-titled album in 2007. Vieux Farke Touré, which was
produced by Modiba and released by World Village, featured a guest appearance
from his late father, who died on 6 March 2...