A posthumous album release from Ali Farka Touré

The World

The late Malian master of the desert blues, Ali Farka Touré, left behind many recordings that periodically get discovered. The latest trove of music recorded impromptu and in jam sessions has just come out. Host Marco Werman tells us about “Voyageur.”

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